Rock 'n' Roll Truth

Top 10 albums of 2006 (With first album - Carbon Leaf - being best album of 2006) Carbon Leaf “Love, Loss, Hope, Repeat” (Vanguard) – The ...

Okay, the phrase for today is "Humbug." Billboard ran an article penned by Jonathan Cohen yesterday (Dec. 12, 2006) that focused o...

I would guess that it was Chuck Berry, the Fabulous Thunderbirds and Ike Turner that were the biggest draws at the Doheny Blues Festival whe...

Whew! Been awhile, eh? Last Saturday night, Nov. 18, I caught a great bill at Marlin's Bar in Huntington Beach. I caught the entire hour...

Has it really been more than a week since I caught DADA at the Coach House? Yes, it was way back on Saturday, Oct. 28th. And it was a great ...

Although it has been more than 2½ years since Los Angeles-based dada released a full-length album of new material, fans of the much-admired ...

Life is hard, no doubt. But, on occasion, it can be a blast. Such was the case last Saturday night (Oct. 21), when I was lucky enough to cat...

There are countless Beatles fans who dislike Yoko Ono. And countless rock fans who love U2. So what do the two have in common? Yoko Ono is a...

With an extensive and rewarding discography that includes late 1990s efforts with Psychic Rain as well as Beyond 7’s 2004 debut “Here and No...

Although there are more than two months remaining in 2006, I am pretty sure my favorite album of 2006 is "Love Loss Hope Repreat,"...

I've been busy. Very busy. So sorry, but just today I want to update you on the most recent show I caught - has it really been a full we...

On Friday night, Sept. 15th, I should have been asleep. After all, I had got up at 5 a.m. (East Coast time) to catch a flight to return to O...

I'm flying off to New York City tomorrow on a vacation and won't be blogging for another week or so. But before I left town I wanted...

Reuters has published a story ("Dylan says modern recordings 'atrocious') today that got me to do some thinking. According to t...

For me, the 1990s will forever be the decade about a handful of great bands who released strong and timeless material that has been largely ...

When Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago toured last year, each group performed separate sets and segments of the show together, with EW&...

It's no wonder the Attraction picked up honors in the Best Punk category at the Southern California Music Awards in February of 2006, an...

Like B.B. King, Carlos Santana is one of a handful of guitarists who have a sound so readily recognizable it has become a timeless style all...

Who knew the Moody Blues remain one of classic rock’s most powerful rock outfits? Performing before a near-capacity crowd at the Pacific Amp...

I'm still reeling after catching a trio of wonderful artists at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano several nights ago (Tuesday, July...