Chasing the Blues: a travelers guide to America’s music
Chasing the Blues: a travelers guide to America's music
Josephine Matyas and Craig Jones (Backbeat Books) ****
A book review by John Kereiff
As a lifelong music...
Hot Wax Album Reviews & Podcast by the ROCK DOCTOR June 24th, 2021
HARDWARE Billy Gibbons (Concord) ****
This is Billy Gibbons’ 3rd solo disc in 6 years, and Hardware packs a fair punch. Of the 3 (including...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – Jan. 2, 2023
ELEVATE Lee Aaron (Metalville Records) ****
Canada’s one-time Metal Queen has just released her 5th album (including a Christmas record) since 2016. Elevate is big...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR April 20, 2022
BROTHER JOHNNY Edgar Winter (Quarto Valley Records) *****
More often than not tribute records are watered down, unfocused, well intentioned but meandering affairs. In this...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR June 22, 2022
SECOND SKIN Iconic (Frontiers) ****
This is one hell of an exciting hard rock super group. Made up of members and/or former members of Whitesnake,...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Aug. 10, 2022
NO NEED SCHOOL The Scary Loud (independent) ***
This is an indie-power pop band from Toronto, brought to my attention by my buddy Eric Alper. ...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor: Dec 2019
THANKS FOR THE DANCE Leonard Cohen (Columbia) *****
Most posthumous releases are collections of B-sides and left over tracks, a ‘sweeping of the vaults’...
I USED TO HATE CHRISTMAS
I USED TO HATE CHRISTMAS
By John Kereiff.Â
Up until recently, I hated Christmas. Some assume it’s because, in 1984, my mother passed away after a...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – Sept 15th, 2017
QUIET MONEY Al Basile (Sweetspot Records) ***+
A swanky new record here from former Roomful Of Blues coronetist Al Basile. Quiet Money moves even closer...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Aug. 30, 2022
STILL THAT WAY TODAY South Island Rhythm Kings (Blue Glue Records) ****
If you’re up for a traditional early blues adventure, I’ve got just the...