April 2009
Review: Living Light ep by Glenn Rowlands
GLENN ROWLANDSLIVING LIGHT EP2009 IndependentPurchase: MySpace.comReviewed by: Matt Crosslin
This is called a companion disc to Red Road and “a rock and roll tribute to the visions of Holy Man Black Elk.” I would agree with both. If you like Glenn’s solo discs, or classic-rock inspired hard rock that has an eclectic streak, this will be [...]
Review: Minor Keys ep by Starflyer 59
STARFLYER 59MINOR KEYS EP2009 Tooth & Nail RecordsPurchase: ToothandNail.comReviewed by: Matt Crosslin
The obligatory “between albums” ep from SF59. This one is a digital ep, so you only have to get the songs you want. The lead-of song, “Minor Keys,” is the same as from the album (would have liked a “radio mix” or something at [...]
Review: Brush Away The Cobwebs ep by Ronald of Orange
RONALD OF ORANGEBRUSH AWAY THE COBWEBS EP2009 Velvet Blue Music|Purchase: VelvetBlueMusic.comReviewed by: Joshua Lory
Yet Another Ronnie Martin project, Ronald Of Orange is in the vein of the Rainbow Rider stuff he did way back in 1993, adding guitar and other instrumentation to his signature sound. This project, to me, spans a history of British pop [...]
Review: Jetstreams/ Three Wheels ep by The Lassie Foundation
THE LASSIE FOUNDATION JETSTREAMS / THREE WHEELS EP2008 IndependentPurchase: LassieFoundation.comReviewed by: Joshua Lory
This E.P. is a wonderful return to form, back to the spacey feedback pop of the California E.P. and Pacifico album. The blues driven “Jetstreams” is a fantastic opener, I like how they held off the drums until about three minutes into the [...]
Review: Full Circle by Mike Stand & Clash of Symbols
MIKE STANDFULL CIRCLE2002 Galaxy 21 MusicPurchase: AltarBoys.comReview by: Steve Ruff
Mike Stand has always put out really good music. Of course The Altar Boys were innovative in the scene, but I really enjoyed his solo work much more. Maybe it was the lyrical content that was very different from the band’s work, I’m not really sure. [...]
Review: Saudades De Rock by Extreme
EXTREMESAUDADES DE ROCK2008 Fontana RecordsPurchase: Extreme-Band.comReview by: Matt Crosslin
Hair metal in our magazine? What next? Rap? Probably not, but hold on a second – Extreme never really was hair metal. They got marketed that way, but never really fit that label. Their first album was probably as close to hair metal that they ever got, [...]
Review: Grieve by Sincerely Paul
SINCERELY PAULGRIEVE1991 Blonde Vinyl RecordsSlideMusicGroup.comReview by: Matt Crosslin
This album is being re-issued soon – probably in less that a week or so after you are reading this. So let’s take a listen to the original first before we get a look at the re-issue next time.
I first heard Grieve when I was a recovering metal-head. [...]
Review: Lies by Bon Voyage
BON VOYAGELIES2008 Tooth & Nail RecordsPurchase: ToothandNail.comReview by: Matt Crosslin
In the beginning, Bon Voyage was an entirely different monster than Starflyer 59 (except for guitarist Jason Martin, of course). Then the two sounds of both bands started to drift together. Even though they still remain slightly different, Bon Voyage (featuring Jason’s wife on vocals) and [...]
Review: Money on the Dead
MONEY ON THE DEADMONEY ON THE DEAD2009 IndependentPurchase: MySpace.comReview by: Matt Crosslin
My first reaction to listening to this album was that this would be a group that you would probably find on Brainstorm Records, if they still existed today. It is one of those albums that combines many of the elements that also influenced those [...]
