Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – Feb 8th, 2019
THE TEAL ALBUM Weezer (Crush Music/ Atlantic Records) *** Â
A wonderful surprise from Weezer, a disc of cover songs released just a month ahead...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – Jan. 28th, 2019
NOBODY TOLD ME John Mayall (Forty Below) *****
In a string of impressive late career records, John Mayall is about to release a beauty- possibly...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – Jan. 11th, 2019
OTHER PEOPLE’S STUFF John Mellencamp (Republic) *****+
Tried to get to this before Christmas but ran out of road, steam, and I-Tunes cards. Other People’s...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – The BEST of 2018!
THE BEST MUSIC OF 2018, ACCORDING TO JOHN THE ROCK DOCTOR
From January to December of 2018, I wrote and published 22 album review columns...
Nicole Kidman Q&A: Destroyer and her legendary career
Nicole Kidman Q&A: Destroyer and her legendary career
By Fred Topel
Nicole Kidman was a guest of honor at the AFI Fest film festival in Hollywood...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – Dec. 17th, 2018
SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) *****+
Just when you think he’s done it all, The Boss finds a new way to reach in...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – Dec. 3rd, 2018
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY SOUNDTRACK Queen (Hollywood Records) *****+
Here’s the soundtrack to the movie, the story of Queen and, more specifically, Freddie Mercury. The film was...
Natalie Portman Q&A: Vox Lux
Natalie Portman Q&A: Vox Lux
By Fred Topel
Natalie Portman can do anything a role requires. She shot guns as a child in The Professional, danced...
Benicio Del Toro Q&A: Escape at Dannemora
Benicio Del Toro Q&A:
Escape at Dannemora
By Fred Topel
Movie stars keep flocking to television and Showtime keeps landing A-listers. They’ve got William H. Macy on...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – Nov- 12, 2018
WALLS Barbra Streisand (Columbia) ****
This, Streisand’s 36th album, is beautifully produced classic pop fueled by America’s turbulent political climate. A mix of originals...