Taken from his latest record Capricorn, named after the famed Macon, Georgia studio where it was recorded, Eddie 9V lays down a palate of Al Green evoking soul-blues.
Category: Artists We Like
Video of the Day: Glyders – Wrong Sometimes Right
Straight up Burrito Brothers on this single from eclectically groovy band. Think Burritos, My Morning Jacket, Band of Horses with these guys.
Video of the Day: CVC – Good Morning Vietnam
This South Wales band grew up listening to their parents record collections. Thankfully pops is a big Wings fan. The sound is soothing yet familiar, and they are fast becoming a favorite in the halls of Rock is the New Roll.
Video of the Day: Shania Twain – Giddy Up!
2023 will be the year of the Twain with Shania Twain releasing her first proper record since 2017.
Video of the Day: Revolution Saints – Need Each Other
No need to wait long in the new year for your first 80’s era Night Ranger-Style power ballad courtesy of the latest version of Revolution Saints Dean Castronova, Jeff Pilson and Joel Hoekstra.
Song of the Day: Elle King – Tulsa
Elle King is come on fast to sit side by side on the couch next to Nikki Lane, Miranda Lambert, and Holly Williams. Here, she spins a tale of her cheating man. Her name is Tulsa spelled backwards.
Video of the Day: White Reaper – Pink Slip
White Realer gas been teasing us a bit lately in anticipation of of their new upcoming release. Here is the first really cool record of 2023.
Five Cool Ones: Five Reasons Rock Is Not Dead (2022 Edition)
Way back in 2017, the band Greta Van Fleet hit the scene and was widely lauded as the next big thing in Rock and Roll. Truth be told, these young whippersnappers from Frankenmuth, Michigan were just a bit too Led Zeppelin-adjacent, and in most musical circles their sound was considered to be simply an esoteric listen. Yet, they were considered to be the next great thing in Rock and Roll.
The truth is, there are many high-caliber Rock bands that are putting out great Classic Rock inspired high-octane rock music. Whether it be Glam Rock in the T Rex, early David Bowie mold, AOR (Yacht) Rock treading the waters of the Little River Band, or straight-up Sunset Strip good-time jams, the spiritual progeny of the bands those of a certain age were weaned upon are making the current scene in all of their spectral glory.
Here are five songs from five bands that will have you digging out your old black light posters and turning on your lava lamps.
“Heart Stopping Kinda Show” – DeWolff
This Hammond B-3-centric band from the Dutch province of Limburg combines ’70s Psychedelic flair with Southern Rock tendencies in the Wet Willie and James Gang mold. Look for the new record Love, Death & In Between to be released in February 2023.
“White Buffalo” – Crown Lands
A Juno award winner for the best-emerging band, Ontario-based Crown Lands combines the most digestible flavors of Progressive Rock with Led Zeppelin’s over-the-top bombast. Picture in your mind’s ear Robert Plant fronting Rush on one of their most accessible songs and you pretty much will have nailed the template for their single from 2022’s breakthrough record, Discover Crown Lands.
“I Wanna Know You” – The Sheepdogs
Having hit the scene after being featured on the cover of Rolling Stone as one of the new-face bands in Rock and roll, these road warriors apply their trade somewhere between Foreigner and The Guess Who. Their most recent record, Outta Sight will evoke all of your favorite ’70s Rock and Roll bands without sounding pastiche. With this band, it is all about the songs. And, they are stellar.
“Girls On The East Side Of Town” – Tuk Smith
Standing right up there with The Struts Luke Spiller, and Justin Hawkins from The Darkness, Tuk Smith is on the medal stand of top present-day Rock and Roll front-men. His 2022 record, Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts is as good a guitar-based rock record as you will have heard all year. For extra credit, go back and check out his work with his old band, The Biters, but stay for this Thin Lizzy adjacent tour deforce.
“Going Back To Hoonsville”- Datura4
Given that the Aussie band, Datura4 takes its name from a stretch of Western Australia highway, it should come as no surprise that the band has released the number one driving song of 2022 in “Going Back To Hoonsville”. This Psychedelic, organ-centric, Blues Boogie makes ZZ Top blush, and could very well be calling Radar Love its bitch.
Video of the Day: Steel Panther – 1987
Love them or hate them, Steel Panther represents either the best or worst of Rock & Roll, depending on your sense of humor. To our ears, any song that name-checks Ozzy, Poison, Van Halen, and Tawny Kitaen, is pure 1987 perfection.
Video of the Day: Dead Writers – Lisa
Inspired by Dostoyevsky’s novel Notes From The Underground, this glam-banger features soaring Queen vocals on a bed of guitar, keyboard, pomp, and circumstance. Quality stuff.
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