Buy Modern Times As the 21st century dawned, Bob Dylan had a great resurgence of his legendary career, Modern Times. Many of the songs on this album return to rock, blues and jazz roots, with some tracks based on re-arranged versions of traditional compositions with newly added lyrics. His thirty-second overall studio album, Modern Times … Read more
March 23, 2015 by Karyn Albano Buy Pandemonium Moors and McCumber is a songwriting and performing duo based in Boulder, Colorado who have released an impressive album of Americana music with some Celtic roots called Pandemonium. The duo consists of James Moors, who originally hails from Superior, WI and Kort McCumber, both of whom are … Read more
March 18, 2015 by Ric Albano Buy Still Undead The Finnish band with the unusual name, The Sitting Bull & the Bullshitters, has released a strong, rock-oriented debut entitled Still Undead. Released in digital form earlier in 2015, the album has a real classic rock feel led by the ever-present Hammond organ of keyboardist Antti … Read more
Last Charge of the Light Horse Video for the song “So Happy” Nine Kinds of Happy album review
March 8, 2015 by Karyn Albano Buy Nine Kinds of Happy Based in Long Island, NY, Last Charge of the Light Horse, was formed in 2004 by songwriter, Jean-Paul Vest, who chose the name in 2003 after the breakup of his previous band. Paul decided to stop looking to name a group and instead decided to … Read more
We present a very diverse group of hard-rock oriented music with the three LPs and two EPs selected as Modern Rock Review’s Choice 5 for March 2015. Catharsis by Aurin New Jersey based rock group Aurin is driven by the strong guitar talents of Andrew Wayne and the strong vocals of Sarah Anderson. Their emotionally-drenched … Read more
Below is Modern Rock Review’s featured list of albums and EPs released during January and February 2015. January 1, 2015 Honah Lee 33 On 45 Honah Lee website Buy 33 On 45 January 1, 2015 Moors and McCumber Pandemonium Album Review of Pandemonium Moors and McCumber website Buy Pandemonium January 1, 2015 NoMara And So … Read more
Buy Audioslave Audioslave was the merging, in the early 2000s, of some remnants of two defunct bands from the 1990s. Producer Rick Rubin was working with the three remaining members of the group Rage Against the Machine following their breakup when he suggested ex-Soundgarden front man, Chris Cornell, as a potential lead vocalist for a … Read more
Minneapolis based Going To the Sun has created a self titled debut that is the kind of album that makes you think and feel. The songs range from synth pop to coffeehouse / folk which may be dichotomous, but it makes the album interesting as a whole.The lyrics are intelligent and insightful with and universal … Read more