JourneyInfinityEvolutionDepartureEscapeGreatest HitsColumbia/LegacyBy David Chiu Looking back at this Bay Area band’s career, one has to ask the question, ‘When hasn’t … Continue reading CD Review: Journey

The Jesus and Mary ChainPsychocandyHoney’s DeadStoned and DethronedBlanco Y Negro/RhinoBy David Chiu When the Jesus and Mary Chain emerged in … Continue reading CD Review: The Jesus and Mary Chain

Jefferson AirplaneThe Worst of Jefferson AirplaneRCA/LegacyBy David Chiu Re-reading Jeff Tamarkin’ excellent biography on Jefferson Airplane, Got a Revolution, made … Continue reading CD Review: Jefferson Airplane

Thom YorkeThe EraserXL RecordingsBy David Chiu ThomYorke’s solo debut can be as interpreted both as an extension of Radiohead’s sound … Continue reading CD Review: Thom Yorke

Steve MillerFly Like an Eagle—30th AnniversaryCapitolBy David Chiu Only in rock and roll can a guy transform himself from a … Continue reading CD Review: Steve Miller Band

Rick SpringfieldWorking Class DogRCA/Legacyby David Chiu When Rick Springfield became a well-known name in the early ’80s thanks to his … Continue reading CD Review: Rick Springfield

LoverboyGet LuckyColumbia/Legacyby David Chiu “Working for the Weekend,” the single off of Loverboy’s 1981 album Get Lucky, will forever be … Continue reading CD Review: Loverboy

The FeverIn the City of SleepKemadoBy David Chiu The Fever is an eclectic band that combines a sense of Gothic … Continue reading CD Review: The Fever

Smokey RobinsonTimeless LoveNew Door/UMEBy David Chiu These days pop stars who are covering the standards is about as common as … Continue reading CD Review: Smokey Robinson

T Bone BurnettThe True False IdentityDMZ/ColumbiaBy David Chiu Having produced Counting Crows, the Wallflowers, Cassandra Wilson, his wife Sam Phillips, … Continue reading CD Review: T Bone Burnett