CD Review: Billy Joel
Billy Joel12 Gardens LiveColumbiaBy David Chiu Unlike several of Billy Joel’s previous live albums, 12 Gardens has the distinction of … Continue reading CD Review: Billy Joel
CD Review:Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers BandEat a Peach: Deluxe EditionPolydor/UMEBy David Chiu In the context of guitarist Duane Allman’s untimely and devastating … Continue reading CD Review:Allman Brothers Band
CD Review: Eric Clapton
Eric ClaptonEric Clapton: Deluxe EditionPolydor/UMEBy David Chiu Although renowned as a god when it comes to rock guitar, Eric Clapton … Continue reading CD Review: Eric Clapton
CD/DVD Review: Luna
LunaTell Me That You Miss Me: A Film About Luna by Matthew Buzzell (DVD)RhinoBy David Chiu LunaBest of LunaElektra/RhinoBy David … Continue reading CD/DVD Review: Luna
CD Review: Tears for Fears
Tears for FearsSongs from the Big Chair: Deluxe EditionMercury/UMEBy David Chiu Because everyone remembers the three hit singles (“Everybody Wants … Continue reading CD Review: Tears for Fears
New Interviews: Cheap Trick, Los Lobos, Fiery Furnaces
Just wrote a few new music interviews for some of the outlets I write for: Cheap Trick: Cheap Trick just … Continue reading New Interviews: Cheap Trick, Los Lobos, Fiery Furnaces
CD Review: Bullets and Octane
Bullets and OctaneIn the Mouth of the YoungRCABy David Chiu Sounding somewhere in between punk and nu metal, Bullets and … Continue reading CD Review: Bullets and Octane
CD Review: Sonic Youth
Sonic YouthSonic YouthThe Whitey Album (as Ciccone Youth)Geffen/UMEBy David Chiu Sonic YouthRather RippedGeffenBy David Chiu It is hard to imagine … Continue reading CD Review: Sonic Youth
CD Review: Def Leppard
Def LeppardYeah!Bludgeon Riffola/Island/UMEBy David Chiu For a group that emerged during the new wave of British metal (i.e. Judas Priest), … Continue reading CD Review: Def Leppard
CD Review: Evangelicals
EvangelicalsSo GoneMisraBy David Chiu For a band that is from Norman, Oklahoma, Evangelicals sound very British, or at least a … Continue reading CD Review: Evangelicals
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