Book Review: Heavy Metal Thunder
Heavy Metal Thunder: Kick-Ass Cover Art from Kick-Ass AlbumsBy James Sherry and Neil AldisChronicle BooksReview by David Chiu Remember this … Continue reading Book Review: Heavy Metal Thunder
CD Review: Steve Miller Band
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
CD Review: Rick Springfield
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
CD Review: Loverboy
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
CD Review: The Fever
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
Live Review short: The Fiery Furnaces
The Fiery FurnacesWebster Hall, NYCJune 29, 2006By David Chiu If you think the Fiery Furnaces sound wildly eclectic on record, … Continue reading Live Review short: The Fiery Furnaces
CD Review: Smokey Robinson
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
CD Review: T Bone Burnett
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
CD Review: Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint
Elvis Costello and Allen ToussaintThe River in ReverseVerve Forecast By David Chiu It’s hard not to listen to this fruitful … Continue reading CD Review: Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint
CD Review: The Rembrandts
The RembrandtsGreatest HitsAtco/RhinoBy David Chiu No other act in pop music deserved wider recognition than the duo of Danny Wilde … Continue reading CD Review: The Rembrandts
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