John The Rock Doctor

John The Rock Doctor is our man for many reviews throughout the entire life of Gonzo Magazine AND Gonzoonline.ca. We appreciate and respect having him onboard all these years as does all our hard working artists who he writes about. John also works for NewCap Radio out of Lloydminster Alberta.

Rock Doctor Music Reviews

Music Reviews by The Rock Doctor

REANIMATE 3.0 Halestorm (Atlantic) *** ½ As a rule I’m not overly fond of covers records, but in between full studio albums Halestorm puts...
Rock Doctor Music Reviews

NEW 2017 Music Reviews by John the Rock Doctor!

PEACE TRAIL Neil Young (Warner) ** This was Neil’s 2nd record for the 2nd half of 2016, new songs written since the release of...

NEW MUSIC: JP Maurice Set To Release Girls EP on January 13 –...

For Immediate Release:January 5, 2017JP MAURICE SET TO RELEASE NEW EP GIRLS JANUARY 13thVANCOUVER RELEASE SHOW @ THE BILTMORE JANUARY 14thListen to JP Maurice >> 'Shapeshifter' "Sassy, Pop,...
The Best of 2016 Music Reviews by John the Rock Doctor

The BEST of 2016 Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor

The Best of 2016Music Reviews by the Rock DoctorThe Best Music of 2016 is a collection of many hours and days throughout the year...

Music Reviews by The Rock Doctor – Dec 3rd

I’LL SING THE BLUES FOR YOU Trudy Lynn (Connor Ray) *** ½ This is the Houston-based blues belter’s 12th solo album, and as she...

Rock Doctor Music Reviews Featuring Blue & Lonesome by the Rolling Stones

BLUE & LONESOME The Rolling Stones (Polydor/ Universal) *****More than 50 years on The Rolling Stones have come full circle and gone back to...

Music Reviews by The Rock Doctor – Nov 18

BLUESIN’ AROUND Donald Ray Johnson & Gas Blues Band (independent) ***Well there’s no mistaking this record is the blues, but that’s just the starting...

Music Reviews by The Rock Doctor

YOU WANT IT DARKER Leonard Cohen (Columbia) *****“If you are the dealer, I’m out of the game/ if you are the healer it means...
Glenn Hughes Resonate

An Interview with Glenn Hughes by John the Rock Doctor

A couple of weeks ago, I emailed Glenn’s record company to request an advance  download of his new album “Resonate” in order to have...

Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – Nov 4th, 2016

1000 Arms Blue Rodeo (Warner Music Canada) *****+I’ve been a fan of Blue Rodeo since the 80’s, but haven’t thoroughly and completely enjoyed an...