Live: Night Ranger – Their Own Worst Enemy
Live: Night Ranger – Their Own Worst Enemy Can Night Ranger still Rock in America? The jury remains out. Night Ranger – September 29, 2017 – The Big E – Springfield MA Night Ranger. Yep, that’s right I’m at Night Ranger. To be fair I am...
Reviewed: Pere Ubu – “20 Years In A Montana Missile Silo”
Reviewed: Pere Ubu – “20 Years In A Montana Missile Silo” "The good news here is that in 2017, Pere Ubu still sound like Pere Ubu" Quoting a band’s press release is hardly pin-sharp critique, but I have to share this with the world: “David Thomas...
Reviewed: Gene Loves Jezebel – “Dance Underwater”
Reviewed: Gene Loves Jezebel – “Dance Underwater” Jay Ashton channels Duran Duran, turning in a shimmery new release - minus the brotherly love What is it with brothers in bands? You can spend all your young lives in each other’s pockets, go out...
To America, With Love: Lulu Live in the USA
To America, With Love: Lulu Live in the USA Lulu defies the years with her first US tour at age 68. Great photos! Lulu at The Bull Run, Shirley MA – June 2, 2017 Review and Images by John D. Keegan Lulu, who had a number one hit in 1967 with the theme song from...
Reviewed: The Tearaways – “DW Hofner, Martin Gibson, Ludwig Rickenbacker, Earle Hammond & Vox Fender, ESQ”
Reviewed: The Tearaways – “DW Hofner, Martin Gibson, Ludwig Rickenbacker, Earle Hammond & Vox Fender, ESQ” Perfect summertime power pop with Blondie's Clem Burke keeping the beat Power pop records should only be released in the Summer. I’m not...
Reviewed: The Bullet Proof Lovers – “Shot Through The Heart”
Reviewed: The Bullet Proof Lovers – “Shot Through The Heart” Kurt Baker & crew's sophomore power pop assault suffers no slump! Finally – a band that looks like a band. I’m not sure about you, dear reader, but I’m slightly peeved at the...
Reviewed: Captain Wilberforce – “Black Sky Thinking”
Reviewed: Captain Wilberforce – “Black Sky Thinking” ""Don't Be Happy" warns this bittersweet Neil-Finn-like pure pop nugget. After listening, we'll happily disobey. I read an interview with Pete Townsend a few years ago, where he said that writers...
Live: Big Stir Travelling International Roadshow!
Live: Big Stir Travelling International Roadshow! LA's Big Stir label goes on the road, bringing power pop preeminence to Blighty. Big Stir Travelling International Roadshow: Cuban Embassy, Moseley, Birmingham, May 24th 2017 The UK has a weird relationship with power...
Reviewed: R. Stevie Moore & Jason Falkner – “Make It Be”
Reviewed: R. Stevie Moore & Jason Falkner – “Make It Be” An unpredictable pairing produces everything you didn't expect. In 1996, R. Stevie Moore released his 113th album. It was called “The Day the Earth Stood On Stilts”. That’s kind of all you...
In Praise of Stadium Shows: Metallica live at Gillette Stadium
In Praise of Stadium Shows: Metallica live at Gillette Stadium Small venues have their charms, but stadium satisfaction is where it's at! Metallica at Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA ~ May 19, 2017 I like everything about the fragrant dives and bleachy-clean mid-sized...
Let’s Get Political: Todd Rundgren live @ The Wilbur Boston
Let’s Get Political: Todd Rundgren live @ The Wilbur Boston Breitbart-types beware, Rundgren live leaves no room for "Liars". Lots of people who post on Facebook were apparently dead shocked two weeks ago, when Todd Rundgren suggested to an interviewer that...
