Famous for Billboard 200 songs such as “Don’t Stop Believin’” and “Open Arms”, American rock band Journey have wooed commercial and rock music fans since their inception in 1973. And although the band has changed its lineup several times, the band is still loved by millions of fans across the world. Last week the band … Read more
We present a very diverse group of hard-rock oriented music within the five LPs of Modern Rock Review’s Choice 5 for February 2015. Something In a Dream by Lynch Lynch has basically the same lineup today as they did when they formed way back in the early eighties (although they did take a multi-decade break … Read more
Tomorrow night (Friday, January 9th) will mark the beginning of a tour featuring (hed)p.e. and Powerman 5000. This Western United States tour will begin in Colorado Springs, Co. and will include 24 shows performed over a span of 28 nights (see dates below). Released this past July, Evolution is the 9th studio album by (hed)p.e., … Read more
We present a very diverse group music within the four EPs and one LP of Modern Rock Review’s initial Choice 5 for 2015. That Is a Pegasus by Sarah Donner A self-described “nerd to the core”, Sarah Donner employs a nice blend of folk and indie rock, with just a slight hint of her classical … Read more
Modern Rock Review’s Choice 5 for November features four LPs and one EP. Tribes by Testing Tomorrow Last December, Testing Tomorrow independently released their album Tribes. Based in Los Angeles, the group has played together for over 10 years and has released 5 albums. They self-describe Tribes as a gritty, dirty, desert rock album, in … Read more
October 15, 2014 by Ric Albano Based in San Francisco, California, Steakhouse has forged a unique fusion of modern and classic styles on their self-titled debut LP. Steakhouse contains music that seamlessly marries synthesized techno motifs with a solid Country and Western rhythm, along with long lyrical narratives that bring the listener to some dark … Read more
Buy American Idiot You could not escape American Idiot in 2004. No matter your age, if you were around a radio at any point of that year you heard something from this album. It was particularly well received by teenagers who rallied behind its anti-establishment pop rock sound. The album also came out at a … Read more
Buy Them Crooked Vultures Them Crooked Vultures are a modern hard rock power trio that is widely considered a “super group” due to the impressive resumes of its members. Formed in early 2009, the group consists of Queens of the Stone Age vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme, Led Zeppelin bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones … Read more
January 22, 2014 by Ric Albano Purchase Making Others Rich Sometimes it is just nice to hear a good, straight-forward rock and roll record. That is exactly what The Disparrows offered up with Making Others Rich, an album filled with eleven tracks of basic, but by no means mind-numbing, music. In fact, when listening to … Read more