HodgePodge: Half empty – half full?
Half empty - half full?
HodgePodge by Charlie Hodge
Half empty - half full?
I suppose that summarizes 2022 for many folks. Compared to the COVID crushing...
HodgePodge: Goodbye Dean
HodgePodge: Goodbye Dean
HodgePodge by Charlie Hodge
Know someone who deserves a thankyou for their kindness? Let me know who that angel of good deeds is,...
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...
HodgePodge: I love every aspect of Christmas | Angels List!
HodgePodge: I love every aspect of Christmas
I’m sure there is a name for the infliction.
Psychologists undoubtedly have a term for the seasonal scenario or...
Music Reviews by John the Rock Doctor – Dec 2022
WILD MYSTIC MOUNTAIN Charlie Treat (independent) ***
Bluegrass anyone? This East Nashville singer/ songwriter is drawing on his rural upbringing in the raw, rootsy tradition...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Nov. 28, 2022
GET ROLLIN’ Nickelback (BMG) *** ½
It’s the 10th album for these Canuck rockers. Their last full length El Pee was 5 years ago…...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Nov. 22, 2022
CREATURES OF THE NIGHT 40TH ANNIVERSARY BOX SET Kiss (UMe/UMG) Recordings) *****
Kiss celebrates the 40th anniversary of this crucial album in over-the-top style. Creatures...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Nov. 14, 2022
FINER THAN SIN Enuff Z’Nuff (Frontiers) ***
Here’s the latest album for these Illinois based rockers, but having been a glam and/or hair metal snob...
HodgePodge: Honouring the vets
HodgePodge: Honouring the vets
By Charlie Hodge
His eyes seem to catch mine every time I walk by.
The aging black and white photo of my deceased...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Nov. 7, 2022
TAKE YOUR TIME Ben Levin (VizzTone) *** ½
Cincinnati-based 22 year old Ben Levin’s 5th and latest album comes fresh off the end of...




