Boz ScaggsHits!Columbia/LegacyBy David Chiu If suave, sophisticated British crooner Bryan Ferry has an American doppelganger, it would be Boz Scaggs, … Continue reading CD Review: Boz Scaggs

Tom PettyHighway CompanionAmericanBy David Chiu Consistent is what best describes Tom Petty’s music in the 30 years since his debut … Continue reading CD Review: Tom Petty

Old 97’sHit By a Train: The Best of Old 97’sElektra/RhinoBy David Chiu Old 97’s provide the perfect mood soundtrack if … Continue reading CD Review: Old 97’s

The CureKiss Me Kiss Me Kiss MeFiction/Elektra/RhinoBy David Chiu One of the Cure’s most popular and successful albums, Kiss Me … Continue reading CD Review: The Cure

Paula ColeGreatest Hits: Postcards from East OceansideWarner Bros./RhinoBy David Chiu Paula Cole was definitely one of the popular artists in … Continue reading CD Review: Paula Cole

Thin LizzyThe Definitive CollectionMercury/UMEBy David Chiu Meat-and-potatoes rock doesn’t get any better or raucous from ‘70s rock band Thin Lizzy, … Continue reading CD Review: Thin Lizzy

Jennifer O’ConnorOver the Mountain, Across the Valley and Back to the StarsMatadorBy David Chiu The mark of a good songwriter … Continue reading CD Review: Jennifer O’Connor

Rick Springfield: We Are the ‘80s (RCA/Legacy)Loverboy: We Are the ‘80s (Columbia/Legacy)Bangles: We Are the ‘80s (Columbia/Legacy)Eddie Money: We Are … Continue reading CD Review: We Are the ’80s

Unconventional might best describe the music of Arthur Lee, the singer and driving force behind Love, one of the most … Continue reading In Memoriam: Love’s Arthur Lee (1945-2006)

Tim O’ReaganTim O’ReaganLost HighwayBy David Chiu Sometimes when a drummer in an established rock band emerges from the background to … Continue reading CD Review: Tim O’Reagan