Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Oct. 3, 2022
FALL BACK HOME Suzie Vinnick (Independent) *****+
This is the most charming and inspiring record I’ve heard all year. Fall Back Home, Vinnick’s 7th disc,...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Sept. 26, 2022
Lucky 13 Babaux & The Peacemakers (Contra Basso music) **** ½
This is the debut album from this Colorado outfit, an introspective bit of...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Sept. 21, 2022
PATIENT NUMBER 9 Ozzy Osbourne (Epic) ****
It’s getting late in the day for this Prince Of Darkness, his age combined with recent health...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Sept. 12, 2022
A COUNTRY BOY SINGS HIS HEART OUT Webb Pierce (Country Rewind Records) ***
More country classics exhumed by Country Rewind. This is the type of...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Sept. 7, 2022
TRUE TREASURES Leroy Van Dyke (Country Rewind Records) *** ½
More musical archaeology from Country Rewind. Leroy Van Dyke is not a name I’m...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Aug. 30, 2022
STILL THAT WAY TODAY South Island Rhythm Kings (Blue Glue Records) ****
If you’re up for a traditional early blues adventure, I’ve got just the...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Aug. 15, 2022
BITCHES BLUES Sass Jordan (Stony Plain) *****
Some people were born to sing the blues, like Sass Jordan. One of the mightiest female blues singers...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Aug. 23, 2022
THE DIG 3 The Dig 3 (independent) *****
Old school blues, pure and simple; that’s the debut album from The Dig 3. The group is...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Aug. 10, 2022
NO NEED SCHOOL The Scary Loud (independent) ***
This is an indie-power pop band from Toronto, brought to my attention by my buddy Eric Alper. ...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Aug. 2, 2022
NEW YEAR, OLD ME The Barlow (independent) ****
In the land of twang there’s a new lane; Colorado country. The Barlow hails from Denver, and...