AC/DC “Hells Bells” (1980)
Do they simply put out the same album over and over? Angus Young had an unexpected answer to the appalling accusation. And, AC/DC is back. Again.... Read More
Billy Joe Shaver “I’m Just An Old Chunk Of Coal” (1993)
A true giant of Outlaw Country music and embodiment of its ragged lifestyle, is now gone. Still, Billy Joe Shaver will live forever; how else but through his "best of the best" songs.... Read More
Bottle Rockets “I’ve Been Dying” (1998)
Aptly capturing the 2020 year, with lyrics written over two decades prior, the Bottle Rockets do as they reliably do: out of a boulder of misery they can still chisel a rock and roll jewel.... Read More
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band “Like A Rock” (1986)
So much of life is about perspective, and so much of one’s perspective changes as they go through life. Um, I think Bob Seger did a better job of explaining.... Read More
Lynyrd Skynyrd “That Smell” (1977)
A senseless analysis on the relative merits of the senses, but still the good sense to listen to this smell.... Read More
Thin Lizzy “Jailbreak” (1976)
Thin Lizzy's statuesque leader Phil Lynott, a beloved son of Dublin, and how he unexpectedly helped guide a long-awaited first local pint of Guinness. ... Read More
Charley Crockett “Run Horse Run” (2020)
Through a Texan drawl and a magnificent set of choppers, Charley Crockett sings of the old west in contemporary style.... Read More
Van Morrison “I’ve Been Working” (1970)
Labor Day wishes care of the ever hard-working, Van Morrison.... Read More
Cream “SWLABR” (1967)
The first rock supergroup with one of the great guitar intros in history, and a song title explained, if not pronounced.... Read More
Louis Cole “F It Up” (2018)
Giving literal meaning to the term "home studio," Louis Cole's unusual full band was as funky as he was foul-mouthed.... Read More