Steve Winwood

Steve Winwood

After building a stellar reputation with the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith and back to Traffic, expectations were high for Steve Winwood’s solo career. But it got off to a slow start with his self-titled debut, a good, solid, if unremarkable record. On the ’81 set “Arc Of A Diver” Winwood played all the…

New Music: Tom Morello, Filter, Goldfinger, Liv Sin & The Rasmus

New Music: Tom Morello, Filter, Goldfinger, Liv Sin & The Rasmus

Tom Morello Tom Morello: Pretend You Remember Me The track targets the Trump administration’s stance on immigration. Morello says the song, created in collaboration with the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights Los Angeles (CHIRLA), is a “direct response to what we’ve seen happening, the state terror we’ve seen happening in this country.” Pretend You Remember Me…

Kid Rock

Kid Rock

Kid Rock (Robert James Ritchie) spent a large chunk of the early ’90s recording and performing in semi-obscurity. Just well-known enough to build a small but loyal fan base, while at the same time, getting a heap of flak/criticism from the local music community.  In the mid-90s, Kid Rock formed a backing band dubbed Twisted…

Eric Clapton’s Top 10 – Cream, Derek & The Dominos & Solo

Eric Clapton’s Top 10 – Cream, Derek & The Dominos & Solo

Eric Clapton first came to prominence with the Yardbirds. But when the band took a pop turn, the guitarist, then a Blues purist left to joining John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. It was then that Clapton established a stellar reputation with fans painting “Clapton is God” on walls. Teaming with bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker,…

Of Mice & Men: “Another Miricle” Drops In November
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Of Mice & Men: “Another Miricle” Drops In November

Of Mice & Men’s ninth studio album, “Another Miracle,” will arrive November 14th. It was written, produced, and engineered entirely by the band with frontman Aaron Pauley handling the mixing and mastering. “(The album has) been a long time in the making, and the cumulation of countless hours of collaboration and hard work,” wrote the band. “We…