Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – May 22, 2023
TRIBUTE Joe Krown (Sledgehammer Records) *****
Sometimes the most fun you have as a reviewer is going into an album with no idea of what to...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – May 14, 2023
LEGACY OF BLOOD, FIRE & STEEL Ross The Boss (AFM) ****+
That’s a fitting name for this ‘best of’ set from a co-founder of Manowar. Ross...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – May 8, 2023
O SUN O MOON Bruce Cockburn (True North) *****+
“Time takes its toll, but in my soul I’m on a roll”. That’s the spirit that inhabits Bruce...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – May 3, 2023
CUT FLOWERS Rhindress (bandcamp) *** ½
This is the first album for this husband and wife duo from Kelowna, BC. Cut Flowers shows Jim (guitar, vocals) and...
RockDoctor: When I’m 65
RockDoctor: When I'm 65
“Time… I’ve been passing time watching trains go by, all of my life”
“It Might Be You (Theme from Tootsie)” by Stephen...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – April 17, 2023
UNCHAINED The BluesBones (Naked) *****
I was optimistic for this but had no idea I’d like it this much. Unchained is the 7th album for...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – April 10, 2023
WOMEN IN BLUES SHOWCASE Bob Corritore & Friends (SWMAF/VizzTone) *****+
Bob Corritore’s “From The Vaults” series has thus far been richly rewarding, but he’s outdone...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – April 2, 2023
MOTEL MISSISSIPPI Tony Holiday (Forty Below Records) *** ¾
A tasty mix of blues styles here in Tony Holiday’s 2nd solo album. Aided and...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – March 26, 2023
THE WAY THAT I WISH It WAS Maggie Fraser (independent) **** ½
This is a pleasantly haunting album. Maggie Fraser, a singer/songwriter based in...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – March 20, 2023
KEEP ON PUSHIN’ Johnny Wheels & The Swamp Donkeys (Lightning In A Bottle)
**** ½
This is a soulful sound from The Pacific Northwest....