Hot off the skillet! Or maybe hot from Skillet. Though, the debut album from Skillet needed more time over the fire. Skillet didn’t raise the thermometer much with their eponymous debut album, at least in the secular rock world. And, … Continue reading Debut Album Review: Skillet – Self-titled
The Encore Drive-In Nights concert experience continues as the coronavirus pandemic, though seemingly a light at the end of the tunnel flickers, keeps live shows on hold for a little while longer and brings in Bon Jovi as the latest … Continue reading Concert Review: Bon Jovi Hits Few High Notes During Encore Drive-In Performance
Portland doesn’t exactly come to mind when thinking of those cities that brought forth widely renowned bands. Seattle, LA, New York and Nashville arguably own the rights to that status. That’s not to say the Portland music scene doesn’t exist. … Continue reading Album Review: Joey Meador – Come to Be
Six years have passed since Duran Duran’s last album Paper Gods but fans need to wait just a wee bit longer as the band has announced the release date for Futures Past, their 15th studio album on Oct. 22, 2021 … Continue reading Single Review: Duran Duran – Invisible
The last concert I attended was the Black Keys. Make that the last official concert. Not a livestream event or a Drive-In Nights showing. In person, amongst a crowd there to hear live music before all touring stopped. At that … Continue reading Album Review: The Black Keys – Delta Kream
Something happened last year preventing me from seeing New Order for the first time in nearly 30 years. I forget. I can’t remember what happened…Oh! Now I remember. Hopefully, that too long of a streak ends in October as New … Continue reading Album Review: New Order – Education, Entertainment, Recreation (Live)
The floodgates seem to be opening! With everyone locked down last year with time on their hands, including bands, what else to do but write and record music. It was clear Switchfoot was working on new material during the pandemic … Continue reading Single Review: Switchfoot – i need you (to be wrong)
Chris Martin seems to be reaching for something else. Coldplay released “Higher Power” on Friday their first glimpse of new material in nearly two years with their ninth album forthcoming. In an interview with BBC2, Martin said the coronavirus lockdown … Continue reading Single Review: Coldplay – Higher Power
Must be nice to be a super fan of Weezer. They have been around for nearly 30 years now (forming in 1992) and instead of slowing down went on a recording binge releasing six albums in the last five years … Continue reading Album Review: Weezer – Van Weezer
The one man band known as Owl City burst onto the music scene more than 10 years ago with the smash hit “Fireflies” a clever, catchy and emotionally driven synth heavy pop song that propelled Adam Young to brief stardom. … Continue reading Debut Album Review: Owl City – Maybe I’m Dreaming
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