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Reviews and Features For June 2016
Vampire - Cimmerian Shade Vampire lurks among Swedens shadowy edifice of death/thrash metal bands. Cimmerian Shade, a four-song platter, sinks in its teeth and drains what it needs without wasting a second. Read the full Vampire - Cimmerian Shade review

Road Trip: Swaziland's Bushfire Music Festival Part 2 The Bushfire Music Festival, one of Africa's most-revered music events, took place at House on Fire in Swaziland May 27-29. Having turned 10-years-old this year, the festival was bigger and better than ever Read the full Swaziland's Bushfire Music Festival Part 2 Road Trip

Road Trip: Swaziland's Bushfire Music Festival Part 1 Already renowned as one of the best music festivals in Africa, Swaziland's Bushfire Music Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary this year with three days of art, food and drink, camaraderie and of course music. Read the full Swaziland's Bushfire Music Festival Part 1 Road Trip

The Blues: Walter Trout - Alive in Amsterdam There is a subtle but meaningful message contained in this 2-CD sets title as Trout almost died while waiting for a liver transplant, so this effort, recorded on his comeback tour, is knowingly called Alive in Amsterdam. Read the full Walter Trout - Alive in Amsterdam review

#TBT: Collective Soul - Home Collective Soul has thrown their hat in the ring by teaming up with the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra to make one of the most natural and pleasing rock/orchestra collaborations yet to be recorded. Read the full TBT: Collective Soul - Home review

Quick Flicks: Johnny Winter With Dr. John - Live in Sweden 1987 Taped in a Swedish television studio before a small audience, Live in Sweden 1987 finds the late Johnny Winter in fine form and working in a trio format with bass and harmonica man John Paris and drummer Tom Compton. Read the full Johnny Winter With Dr. John - Live in Sweden 1987 review

Get To Know... Madysin Hatter Madysin Hatter will invite you to a rock n roll party and you wont have to fall down a rabbit hole to attend. her debut full-length Lose Your Mind is filled with songs that will be familiar to fans of Pat Benatar Read the full Madysin Hatter review

RockPile: Bun E. Carlos- Crown Jwlz- The Last Ditches In this edition of Rock Pile, Kevin Wierzbicki tells us about original Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos solo album Greetings from Bunezuela!, Crown Jwlzs California King, and The Last Ditches Spilt Milk Read the full Bun E. Carlos- Crown Jwlz- The Last Ditches review

Motorhead - Clean Your Clock Recorded live in Munich a mere five weeks before Kilmisters death (and at the last Motorhead shows to ever be recorded) Clean Your Clock is about as close to a farewell gift from the band as you can get. Read the full Motorhead - Clean Your Clock review

Turning Virtue - A Temporary Human Experience Although Turning Virtue is a self-described progressive rock band, there are moments on its A Temporary Human Experience album where other unexpected genres come more immediately to mind Read the full Turning Virtue - A Temporary Human Experience review

TBT: Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Live 2006 For this weeks Throwback Thursday review, we revisit Tony Ks look at Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Bands concert at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, IL on November 30, 2006 Read the full TBT: Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Live 2006 review

Post Death Soundtrack - The Unlearning Curve Canadians are stereotypically the polite people on the planet. Always friendly, never raising their voices. However, Post Death Soundtrack sound as angry - if not angrier - than Nine Inch Nails Read the full Post Death Soundtrack - The Unlearning Curve review

RockPile: Prog Edition (Asia, Security Project, The Raptor Trail) We present a progressive music round-up in this edition of Rock Pile as we listen to vintage Asia and new releases from Security Project and The Raptor Trail. Plug in your headphones and lets go! Read the full Prog Edition (Asia, Security Project, The Raptor Trail) review

Rock Reads: Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements Bob Mehrs exhaustive Replacements biography Trouble Boys : The True Story of the Replacements biography is guaranteed to fill in most all the blanks for diehard band fans. Read the full Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements review

MorleyView: Marty Balin (Jefferson Airplane) Morley speaks with Jefferson Airplane icon Marty Balin about his two brand new albums "The Greatest Love" and the double disc "Good Memories" which puts a new spin on some Jefferson Airplane/Starship classics. Read the full Marty Balin (Jefferson Airplane) MorleyView

Kiefer Sutherland Live With forthcoming Country CD Down In A Hole to be released sometime 2016, Sutherland has stepped away from the cameras, and opted for a tour bus and the open road Read the full Kiefer Sutherland Live review

The Allman Brothers Band - Live From A&R Studios, New York, August 26, 1971 Recorded for a radio broadcast, this live set features the original Allman Brothers Band line-up of Gregg Allman, Duane Allman, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks, Dickey Betts and Jai Johanny Johanson. Read the full The Allman Brothers Band - Live From A&R Studios, New York, August 26, 1971 review




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