Rant ‘N’ Roll

A Man Named Ilhan   As the fourth installment of his esteemed “Istanbul Sessions,” Solar Plexus (Nublu Music) by Ilhan...

Lucky Girl     Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist/Producer Carter Sampson’s fifth album, Lucky (Horton Records), is a died-in-the-wool traditional country gem but with alt-pop...

Songs Of Illness and Death   Before The Devil Steals Your Soul (Coffeegrinds Music) by Blue Largo is a delicious slab...

Holy Smoke!     Koko Mojo Records has put out a few dozen of these compilations of rare ‘50s rock ’n’...

An Abundance of Cervini     Abundance (Anzic Records) by Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop has the wildly eclectic Canadian sextet reaching out...

The Maturation of Bonamassa     Redemption (J&R Adventures), Joe Bonamassa’s 13th solo studio album, is all-original and it burns like...

In Tribute   Was there ever a more enigmatic American songwriter than Fred Neil? Born in Ohio, raised in Florida,...

Black Eyed Wonder Pea Jazz     When the Black Eyed Peas hit No. 1 in 2003 with “Where Is The...

Rattle and Hum     The 10 originals on the 66-minute Pay For It On The Other Side (McCannic Music) by...