Playfields of the Mind is a retrospective spanning the years 1980 through 1996. From the plaintive "Mom and Dad", to the delicate "A Girl In A Men's Magazine", and the crunching power of "Somethin's Right", Playfields of the Mind explores various facets of Carolan's songwriting. All songs are presented here just as they were originally mastered More»

Lic was undoubtedly one of the top club acts in Houston during the years 1976 through 1979. The band consisting of Buddy Love (Drums, Percussion), Johnnie Fix (Guitar), Kid Zipper (Vocals, Bass) and Tommie Gunn (Guitar) built a reputation for high energy performances and in 1979, they recorded their lone album. More»

The Grammy award-winning and Emmy nominated singer-songwriter Michael Bolton returns to his songwriting roots with this his first ever album of all original songs, co-written by Michael and some of today’s most successful writers, producers and artists. Spark Of Light is the new album of original music co-written by Michael Bolton his first in almost 15 years. More»

French singer David Hallyday released two highly appreciated albums by AOR listeners ('88 True Cool, '90 Rock 'n' Heart) for their mixture of smooth melodies, romantic ballads and that typical eighties sound and production. Extensive touring followed and during a presentation in Paris at La Cigale on 26 October, 1991 Hallyday recorded "On The Road", a live album. More»

Robin George has released a fully remastered version of the Asia 2 Marquee gig from 1986 (of which he was an integral part). A rare configuration of Asia consisting of John Wetton, Robin George, Carl Palmer, Don Airey and Phil Manzanera, who played 3 nights for a charity. This recording comes from the 2nd night at The Marquee. More»

Few bands have survived the loss of one of its major talents, and Rabbitt turned out to be no exception as they called it a day after this release. However they did leave South Africa with an album of rather pleasant rock tunes, featuring some fine vocals and keyboard work from Faure. There is more than a shade of Supertramp on the album More»

The Barnestormers are an allstar combo featuring Jimmy Barnes, Jools Holland (Squeeze), Chris Cheney (The Living End), Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats), and Kevin "Caveman" Shirley.
In January 2021, Jimmy Barnes announced he had formed a rockabilly outfit with Chris Cheney of The Living End and Slim Jim Phantom of Stray Cats. More»

In 1983 Klaus Luley left Tokyo to form the hard rock band Craaft. This initially resulted in Tokyo to dissolve, but Ken Taylor and Volker Barber, who had replaced Lothar Krell for their third album "San", made an attempt to continue the band. They added Holger Schmidt to the line-up and this three piece outfit recorded "The Westworld Encounter". More»

Kihn began his career in his hometown of Baltimore, working in the singer/songwriter mold but switched to straightforward rock & roll when he moved to San Francisco, in 1972. He started writing songs and playing coffee houses while still in high school in the Baltimore area. When Kihn was 17, his mother submitted a tape of one of his original songs to the talent contest of the big local Top 40 radio station WCAO, in which he took first prize and won three things that would change his life: a typewriter, a stack of records, and a Vox electric guitar.

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Swedish melodic hard rock wonders H.E.A.T are releasing new music 2023 in the form of the EP “Freedom”. Once again, the band shows its ability to blend powerful, high-energy riffs, soaring vocals, catchy choruses with heartfelt lyrics that touch on the themes of hope, courage, and perseverance.

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This is an artist and an album of which I can find only few facts on the net. What caught my attention is the musicians involved which on 8 of the tracks includes well known artists Michael Landau, Buzzy Feiten, Nathan East & Jay Winding. More»

Karibow is a German progressive rock band that combines essential elements of Neo-Prog with the compositional characteristics of Adult Orientated Rock (AOR). Karibow's music is characterized by clear melody lines, rhythmically complex arrangements and epic, at times futuristic text content. Musical relationship exists to bands like Saga , Marillion and Toto. More»

Innuendo is the second solo album released by Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar. The album features vocal contributions from Arnold McCuller, David Lasley, Jules Shear, Linda Ronstadt and Louise Goffin. More»