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• May 25, 2023

  King’s X Albums: Ranked!

  Thanks to Heavy Music HQ for publishing my ranking of all of the studio albums released to date by the mighty King’s X! You can listen along to key tracks from each album here:
• January 21, 2023

  Albums Of The Year: 2022

  Well, this is way late, but in my defense, there was a LOT of good music released this year. It took me quite a while to narrow down a top 10, and even longer to try to wrangle it into some kind of ranking. Additionally, any of the records on the “Honorable Mention” list are…
• January 13, 2023

  Beck’s Last Bolero

  You never know when it will happen, yet it’s always a surprise when it does. Jeff Beck, one of the most innovative guitarists to wield the instrument, left this mortal coil at 78 years old. No spring chicken, especially by rock star standards, but the headline pops up in your news feed, and still your…
• December 27, 2022

  Top 20 Songs: Ozzy Osbourne

  Once again, I found myself inspired by Mr. Martin Popoff, so as a complement to his recent list published in Goldmine (find his picks here), I present my top 20 Ozzy tracks from his solo career. Top 20 Ozzy Osbourne Solo Songs 20. Straight To Hell (Ordinary Man, 2020) The last album I recall purchasing before…
• December 20, 2022

  Recent Review Roundup

  I haven’t posted links to my album reviews in a while (and I’ve been lax on writing any new ones recently), so as I get ready to reveal my 2022 “best of” lists, get yourself caught up! Alter Bridge and Skid Row Ginger Wildheart & The Sinners Alice Cooper and Dead Daisies King’s X and…
• September 8, 2022

  Taylor Hawkins Tribute Show

  Pointing the way to the future of rock…. Much has already been written about the first of two planned tribute concerts honoring Taylor Hawkins, and with good reason. These massive, star-studded events, while well-intentioned, often fall short of the mark, but in this case, Dave Grohl pulled off the impossible by putting together an engrossing,…
• August 14, 2022

  Women of Doom

  For far too long, popular music, particularly of the hard rock and metal variety, was a nearly-exclusive “boys club.” For every Janis Joplin, Joan Jett and Ann and Nancy Wilson, countless far less talented artists achieved great success (or simply the opportunity) for no other reason than their masculinity. This is true even at the…
• May 7, 2022

  The Empire of Ghost

  I took a deep dive into Impera, the latest epic from Sweden’s reigning metal ghouls for Heavy Music HQ: https://heavymusichq.com/ghost-impera-a-deep-dive/
• May 7, 2022

  New Music Roundup – May ’22

  Barely halfway through 2022, and it’s been quite a year for new music already! I suppose we’re starting to bear the fruits of forcing musicians into isolated lockdown for months on end…I’ve already written at length about Ghost’s Impera here, and in just a few short months we’ve been treated to new releases from Jack…
• April 22, 2022

  New Review: UDO

  My review of the new all-covers release from former Accept vocalist Udo Dirkschneider is up on Heavy Music HQ website today. Link from my Reviews page.