Ben Kweller hits it solo and crafts quirky music that seems to spill out of the mind of a slightly sarcastic, eccentric 20 year old.  His solo debut, Sha Sha is a playful album that reminds you of a somewhat nerdy, but intelligent and feeling guy who went to high...

Although the title is Busted Stuff, there is certainly nothing busted about Dave Matthew’s latest album.  The record is polished with more profound depth than some earlier works and less mainstream upbeat sounds from Under the Table and Dreaming.  It seems that post-9/11 that artists feel the need to divulge...

With their third album, "Eternity," German melodic metal band Freedom Call has gained several new fans in my neck of the woods - like everybody that's heard the album! It was immediately obvious it originated in Germany by how it sounds. The anthemic feel of the vocal backed by major...

Nearly hard to imagine this band’s seen fifteen plus years already, and yet here they still are, celebrating their boundless career with a mighty pumpkin smashing two-disc, two hour set spanning the many highlights and few lows of their impressive existence.  They roared on the scene in the middle ‘80s...

Here Comes Everybody is a definite home grown project, with the trio (Rene Ormae-Jarmer, Michael Jarmer, and Justin Clarke) producing the project and composing all of the tracks (Rene the music, Michael the lyrics) but one (a passable cover of Gary Numan's "Are Friends Electric?"). Therein lies the strengths, and...

Reminiscent of an early Black Crowes sound Ingram Hill delivers a steady debut album from the heartland of country music.  The Memphis based band features a mixture of many styles throughout, reflecting the mixed background of the band having their roots planted in rock, country, and new wave music.  The...

You know in the back of my mind when I was finishing up reviewing their “Bastardizer” release a year or two ago I was relieved… it’s over, no more of this. Somehow though I knew we wouldn’t be spared.  Let’s get the pronunciation out of the way first, it’s “Ka-nut”...

In spite of their ill feelings, “Mad” At Gravity still manages to take to the sky for their latest “Resonance” release, a fine mix of driving Hard Rock and atmospheric temperament -- “Walk Away” is the catchy obvious choice for lead single with its forthright rigidity in simplicity and a...

As with many hard rockers who’ve swam in the glistening waters of the mainstream, there’s usually a past to be reckoned with… or ignored, depending of course on how the sweet taste of success has or hasn’t fueled a live for the moment ego.  So Nickelback have arrived in style,...

If you watch cable TV late at night you've undoubtedly seen the commercials hawking CDs by various flute players you'd never heard of, playing standards you'd rather forget, with the come on that if you act now, they'll send you six CDs for the price of one. I always have...