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…
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…
RONALD OF ORANGEBRUSH AWAY THE COBWEBS EP2009 Velvet Blue MusicPurchase: 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
CHARITY EMPRESSATHE SKIN OF WHIPPETS2002 Velvet Blue MusicPurchase: VelvetBlueMusic.comReview by: Steve Ruff I’ll be honest… I bought this CD without knowing anything at all about it. I didn’t know who was in the band or what style of music this was. Not usually the way I buy music, but I bought this because Gerard did…