Born to a working class northern family in the port town of Liverpool, England, James Paul McCartney has come to be a living embodiment of Great Britain itself beyond all the multiple trends which came out of London through all those vast years. All along his long career, he has stepped in and out of … Read more
We are excited by the quality of new albums being released so far this year. Just yesterday, we reviewed the excellent debut by the “supergroup” Flying Colors, which followed our previous review of Jack White’s debut solo effort, Blunderbuss. Earlier in the year, a reunited Van Halen put out A Different Kind of Truth – … Read more
Buy Flying Colors Who says super-groups are dead? Here in 2012 we have a fantastic initial effort by a group called Flying Colors, who released their eponymous debut in March. The project was the brainchild of executive producer Bill Evans, who came up with the idea for a new group made of established prog-rock musicians … Read more
Buy Blunderbuss With his first official “solo” effort coming a decade and a half into an already packed career, Jack White strikes a nice balance on Blunderbuss between artistic endeavors and melodic song craft. The album was released in April 2012 on White’s own label, Third Man Records and was written, recorded and produced entirely … Read more
March 31, 2012 by Ric Albano This is a response to Chris Nelson’s article on local music. Although I do agree with much of the sentiment of his article, I have to point out some of the glaring points Mr. Nelson has seemed to miss. First, let’s look at where Chris and I agree. He … Read more
November 17, 2011 by Modern Rock Review On Friday, November 11th, four Pennsylvania bands donated their talents to a Veteran’s Day benefit at Champion’s Sports Bar in Highspire, PA. The benefit concert, associated with the Sound Off for Vets concerts, donated proceeds to The Wounded Warriors Project and was organized by Ric Albano of 33 … Read more
July 22, 2011 by Ric Albano Based in the northern suburbs of New York City, Fools on Sunday is a very unique band, to say the least. They are led by 14-year old Evan Seligman, who performs all the vocals while playing drums and multiple other instruments. On bass is Evan’s father Marc Seligman, a … Read more
This article is a counterpart to the article Burn Down the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!, originally published with the Rush Profile on May 24, 2011. Rock and Roll Heaven So it is that today I am proposing new concentration of tribute for the heroes of rock n roll – Rock and Roll Heaven. … Read more
The Rush Story Burn Down the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! Top Ten Great Forgotten Rush Songs The Rush Discography No One Gets to Their Heaven Without a Fight Over the past four decades, Rush has released 18 full length studio albums, 6 live albums, and 1 EP. Modern Rock Review has included … Read more