Social Distortion
Social Distortion was formed by Mike Ness and his high school friend Dennis Danell, breaking through in 1983 with the critically acclaimed first album, Mommy’s Little Monster. Their 1988 follow-up, … Read more
Album Reviews
Paul Thorn
You gotta love an unabashed, fire-breathing, life-living guy who rattles the gutbucket at will and unashamedly proclaims “I Don’t Like Half the Folks I Love” while plotting to “Burn Down … Read more
Kate Bush
For the scores of unfortunates who have never experienced Kate Bush in any of her chosen medium – music, film, video, stage – feel free to start with this brilliantly … Read more
JP Jones
Rhode Island singer/songwriter, JP Jones, has been at his craft for nearly 50 years, and these 11 tracks are just the latest in an enormous body of excellent work. He … Read more
The Blind Boys of Alabama
In a secular-oriented 21st century, the Blind Boys of Alabama remained loyal to their old-fashioned gospel roots. They updated their sound in their 2005 album, Atom Bomb, to include elements … Read more
The Blind Boys of Alabama
The Blind Boys of Alabama found each other attending elementary school for the blind in 1939. The original founding members, four of whom are now deceased, include Clarence Fountain, Jimmy … Read more
The Walcotts
When The Walcotts formed in 2012, they probably didn’t know the effect their warm, big-band, genre-bending talents would have… or maybe they did. On their debut record, Let The Devil … Read more
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Ronnie Baker Brooks must have felt he needed to make up for lots of time in his first album in ten years, departing from blues-rock to make a blues/soul/R&B album. … Read more
Curtis Stigers
There are any number of modern day crooners attempting to relive the golden age when the Rat Pack ruled the Vegas Strip and held court at the Sands Hotel. Most … Read more
The Show Ponies
The songs on the Show Ponies’ latest release, How It All Goes Down, put this band one step closer to being the next big thing. The Los Angeles based five-piece … Read more
