I’ve been enjoying the first solo release from producer/bassist/singer-songwriter Fabio Trentini , whose project falls under the moniker “Moonbound.” The 12-song disc, titled Confession and Release on Unsung Records , is a pop-rock mix in the style of Crowded House, Howard Jones and XTC – parts even sound like Emitt Rhodes to my ears – [...]
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Without question, bassist/vocalist Rick Danko had one of the most expressive voices in rock music. It could be joyful or mournful, sometimes sounding as if it would shatter like glass, as on the heartachingly beautiful “It Makes No Difference,” from The Band’s 1975 release Northern Lights-Southern Cross . His singing on The Band’s landmark debut, [...]
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Over the weekend I listened to two of my favorite records for the first time in many months. The albums in question are Shawn Phillips’ phenomenal Contribution and Second Contribution . Phillips is an incredibly skilled songwriter and musician who never quite got his due. If you’ve never heard him, I’d recommend Second Contribution as [...]
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1. Fastway – Fastway (1983) —————- Now playing: Fastway – Feel Me, Touch Me (Do Anything You Want) via FoxyTunes This album was supposed to bring UFO bassist Pete Way, Motorhead guitarist “Fast” Eddie Clarke, and Humble Pie drummer Jerry Shirley together into the latest supergroup, but Way soon bailed on the band, leaving Clarke, [...]
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If you haven’t heard the new Whitesnake album, Good To Be Bad , you need to. Who would have guessed that 30 years into the fold, Whitesnake (aka David Coverdale and latest backing members) would release the best album of the band’s career. Coverdale’s voice has never sounded better, and songs such as “Best Years” [...]
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I recently spoke with original Molly Hatchet bassist Banner Thomas about the band’s first two albums, Molly Hatchet and Flirtin’ With Disaster. Read the interview at Goldmine magazine.
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A blast from classic rock music’s past – that’s what you’ll hear on the Michael Schenker Group’s latest album, In The Midst Of Beauty . Guitar great Schenker recruited original MSG band members Gary Barden (vocals), Neil Murray (bass), Don Airey (keyboards) and Simon Phillips (drums) to add some familiar punch to the new songs. [...]
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One of the pleasures of assembling a collection of “greatest” or “essential” tracks for an artist like Rory Gallagher is the unbounded, subjective freedom for picking songs. After all, Gallagher got scant if any radio play, but he had a huge following thanks to his incredible live shows and uncompromising approach to music. The Essential [...]
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A recent Foo Fighters show at London’s Wembley Stadium included two surprise guests – Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin fame. The pair joined the Fighters and performed “Rock And Roll” and “Ramble On.” In a post-concert interview, Page said Zeppelin were ready to reunite and play live. There’s more to read [...]
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Scottish singer/songwriter Fish’s latest album, 13th Star , began as a loose concept album of searching, with the 13th star as a symbolic guide. As Fish told the Bristol Evening Post , “The start of the album is about being trapped in a kind of mundane lifestyle and how he breaks out of that shell, [...]
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