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...