Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – March 6, 2023
OSCAR’S MOTEL The Cashbox Kings (Alligator) ****
The spirit of Howlin’ Wolf is alive and well, thanks to The Cashbox Kings’ new record. Oscar’s Motel,...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – Feb. 27, 2023
JOHNNY NICHOLAS PRESENTS MOON AND THE STARS: A TRIBUTE TO MOON MULLICAN, VOL. 1 & 2 Various Artists (Valcour Records) *****++
This is a double...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – Feb. 20, 2023
ZERO-2-SIXTY Scott Ellison (Swordfish Records) *****
Scott Ellison’s new record is a tour de force exploration of lowdown, dirty blues. Zero-2-Sixty is a rowdy beast-...
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 – Feb. 5, 2023
RUSH! Maneskin (Sony) ****
This is the third album for this Italian quartet, a global rock sensation that combines a hard pop sound with danceable...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – Jan. 30, 2023
RAISED ON HEAVY RADIO Ronnie Romero (Frontiers) ****
The voice chosen by Ritchie Blackmore to replace Joe Lynn Turner and Ronnie James Dio has just...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – Jan. 23, 2023
RAWK ON Tundra Music Collective (Good People Music) *** ½
The big payoff for writing music reviews for as long as I have (33...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – Jan. 9, 2023
PIER 43 Paul Filipowicz (Big Jake Records) ****
This is the 11th album from this blues hall of famer, and it’s a slippery one. Pier...
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 – Best of 2022
#24: COSMIC DREAMER Barney Bentall (True North)
Cosmic Dreamer is a quiet album that follows roughly the same path as the solo records Barney’s been...