KISS Live in Chicago Nov 2009
Arriving in Chicago for their first show in a half decade, and the band's first performance at the United Center, it was like a entering a time machine back to the 1970's where KISS ruled arenas.

Creedence Clearwater Revival - The Singles Collection
It's tough to say anything about CCR that hasn't already been said before. But these 30 tracks, all in one set, reveal what an amazingly creative and productive outfit this band truly was at their apex.

Kelly Clarkson Live October 2009
Flexing a range of musical styles and perfect pacing, Kelly Clarkson did everything right. She is someone who through her enthusiasm and fortitude has become more than a television star, but someone who is without question, a truly significant artist.

Pithy Reviews: Karen O and the Kids (Where the Wild Things Are Soundtrack), Lita Ford, Everclear, Beatallica, Livan, State Radio, and the Riverwinds
Zane takes a quick look at new releases from Karen O and the Kids (Where the Wild Things Are Soundtrack), Lita Ford, Everclear, Beatallica, Livan, State Radio, and the Riverwinds.

Death Row Rarities: Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg
There's not a whole lot that hasn't already been said about Death Row Records's two seminal early '90s recordings, Dr. Dre's The Chronic and Snoop Doggy Dogg's Doggystyle. The label recently fished through its vaults and came up with some rare and unheard tracks from that era.

Mick Priestly (Green River Project) Interview Part II
One minute you want to introduce Mick Priestly to your mother, the next you are afraid to mingle in mixed company fearing the barrage of expletives falling from his lips. Dawn Marie goes one on one with Mick to discuss his Green River Project and more. check out Part II of this can't miss interview!

Bon Jovi - The Circle
Bon Jovi's eleventh studio record, The Circle is an enticing enigma. Playing to their strengths with a sound ready-made for arena bombast, it's immediately alluring and entrancing, but is this a positive or a negative is the question at the tip of everyone's tongue?

N.E.D. - No Evidence of Disease
Six geographically dispersed gynecologic oncology surgeons that formed No Evidence of Disease in 2008, did so in order to bring awareness and humanity to a disease that affects nearly 80,000 women in the United States alone: gynecologic cancer.

Nirvana - Live at Reading DVD/CD
It's probably a good thing that this legendary, highly sought-after concert film has been kept under wraps for seventeen years. It's now been long enough that the viewer can simply enjoy the performance for what it is.

Rock Reads: Bon Jovi - When We Were Beautiful
This book is a standalone entity and while it shares its name with the title of a new song and their documentary, it's more or less a collection of pictures and stories celebrating the band's quarter of a century together.

Will Hoge: Highway Wings and Harrowing Hearts
This was Will Hoge's first plugged-in full band show in Chicago in nearly a year-and-a-half. Arriving on-stage in a shirt, tie and a vest looking like a consummate professional, Hoge and his band shred through a 100-minute set that elated the Chicago crowd.

MorleyView The Agonist
The Agonist has flown slightly under the radar since the release of their debut Once Only Imagined in 2007 is a complete and utter mystery to me. Obviously Britney fans won't get this but if you call yourself a metal fan, this is absolute nirvana

Lucero Live
Finding middle ground between the E Street Band and Social Distortion, Lucero delivers a two-hour plus show nightly where the band tears through nearly thirty songs, through a melding of influences, proving they are a force to be reckoned with.