Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – Feb. 13, 2023
A NIGHT AT THE RHYTHM ROOM Until The Sun (independent) *****
One of the great pleasures of writing album reviews is hearing great music from...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR May 24, 2022
BLACK EYE Black Eye (Frontiers) ****
Of all the record labels I deal with Frontiers is by far the busiest and most productive. In 2017,...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – Dec 1st, 2017
FAKE NUDES Barenaked Ladies (Warner Music Canada) ***
Hard to believe, but this is BNL’s 15th studio album. Fake Nudes is a good balance of...
Hot Wax Album Reviews & Podcast by the ROCK DOCTOR April 20th, 2021
WYOMING Randy Lee Riviere (Wilderness Records) *****
A brilliant and thoughtful new album here from northern California’s Randy Lee Riviere. Wyoming falls under the label...
THE ROCK DOCTORS HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS – WEEK OF MARCH 11
INVINCIBLE SHIELDÂ Judas Priest (Sony) *****
The Priest is back with their 19th album, following up 2018’s Firepower with a solid metallic BANG.  Invincible Shield With producer and touring guitarist Andy...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – Oct-27, 2018
Before I get started, a correction to my column of October 9th. In my review of The Detonics, I compared them to Thorbjorn Risager...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – August 17th, 2018
OUT OF THE BLUES Boz Scaggs (Concord) *****+
I went to Scaggs’ website and counted, this appears to be his 19th album overall. It’s the...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – June 8th, 2019
COUNTRYWIDE SOUL Jim Cuddy (Warner Music Canada) ***Â
A new solo album here from the voice of Blue Rodeo, ‘re-imagining’ solo material and...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – March 12, 2023
INTRAVENOUS: REMASTERED Skam (Golden Robot) ******
Every once in a while a great hard rock album comes along that hits your sweet spot. Skam’s new...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – June-16th, 2018
CONVERSATION WITH A GHOST Giulia Millanta (Ugly Cat Music) ****
Here is the new (and 6th) album from Giulia Millanta, due out June 22nd, Conversation...