Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – April 2, 2023
MOTEL MISSISSIPPI Tony Holiday (Forty Below Records) *** ¾Â
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....
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – March 12, 2023
INTRAVENOUS: REMASTERED Skam (Golden Robot) ******
Every once in a while a great hard rock album comes along that hits your sweet spot. Skam’s new...
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...