Pavlov’s Dog – Prodigal Dreamer (Album Review)
It was 1975, and a band came out of St. Louis with, well, a unique sound. They called themselves Pavlov’s Dog, but they were not…
Author Mark Boardman
Mark Boardman
Mark Boardman's first concert was The Beatles at the Indiana State Fair in 1964. Since then, he's seen hundreds of bands and shows and accumulated way too many records, cassettes, CD's, Blue Rays, downloads, etc. He began reviewing music in the 1970s and has done so ever since. Mark also writes about the Old West and is pastor of a small United Methodist church in Indiana.
A Year In Review: The 2018 Best Progressive Metal Albums
Progressive metal can mean a lot of things. If you take the most accepted definition you would hear something like “a blend of heavy, guitar-oriented…
A Year In Review: The 2018 Best Progressive Rock Albums
Yes, the pain in the lower back task, also known as the end of year lists is back. And as we continue saying, year after…
SUZI QUATRO To Release New Album “No Control” March 29th via SPV/Steamhammer
Even in the highly adrenaline-fueled music business, it’s rare to find a bundle of energy on par with Suzi Quatro. The American rock vocalist has…
FORGOTTEN GEMS: How PLUS was ahead of its time with the 1969 concept album “The Seven Deadly Sins”
Question: how can an album (or band) be a forgotten gem if next to nobody knew it existed in the first place? That was, and…
DREAM THEATER’s JORDAN RUDESS And JUDITH LYNN STILLMAN To Perform An Evening Of Music For Two Pianos
DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess will perform a two-piano classical concert event with his longtime Juilliard school friend, pianist Judith Lynn Stillman, on Saturday, December…
MAGNUM to Release “Live at the Symphony Hall” January 18, 2019, “Lost on the Road to Eternity” Lyric Video (Feat. Tobias Sammet) Out Today
British melodic hard rocker icons MAGNUM will release a new live album, “Live At The Symphony Hall”, on January 18, 2019 through SPV/Steamhammer as a 2CD digipak, 3LP gatefold, download…
DAMANEK’s mainman GUY MANNING: “I Don’t Want DAMANEK to Be a Rock Band. It’s Got To Be Something Else. Not Quite Sure What, But Slightly Quirky.”
For many people, Guy Manning flies under the radar. That’s despite a 30-plus-year career that’s included more than a dozen albums under his own name,…
TALKING PERSPECTIVES: Episode No. 14 (Special Morsefest 2018 Recap)
For Neal Morse fans, the annual two-day Morsefest festical is a “must be there” musical event. The 2018 edition was held on the weekend of…
SPOCK’S BEARD / ENCHANT Singer TED LEONARD About His LEGACY MUSIC FOUNDATION: “We’re Not Trying to Churn Out the Next Yngwie Malmsteen. We Are Trying to Foster an Interest that Hopefully Becomes Therapy For Them”
Ted Leonard stands in front of his audience—and he’s nervous. These folks don’t know him. They’ve never heard of his bands, Enchant and Spock’s Beard. …
