The Pretenders

A track off their amazing debut record.

Stevie Wonder

SW in a New Age mood.

Pet Shop Boys

Thinking About Jill Sobule

This was a big loss.

James McMurtry

Night Ranger

Utopia

Kind of how I'm feeling today after the passage of the BBB.

Bad Company

Tim Moore

Carl Verheyen Does the Beach Boys

I thought this was an absolutely stunning version.

Porcupine Tree

Pink Floyd

AC/DC

The Visionary

A novel about a government drug that gives one person almost unlimited mental powers. Free digitally if you have Kindle Unlimited.

Cross Canadian Ragweed

Pearl Jam

Happy Birthday, Todd Rundgren

TR turns 77 today. I have a lot of creative heroes but he has always been numero uno.

James Gang

Robin Trower

Traffic

Frost*

Playlist

A look at albums you might love but just don't know about. Free digitally if you have Kindle Unlimited.

Alice Cooper

'Tis the season!

Happy Birthday, Paul McCartney

Psychedelic Furs

Gregg Allman

Bruce Springsteen

A track from the new box set due out 6-27-25.

Talk Talk

Ben Folds

Clinic

Goodbye, Brian Wilson

Thanks for the wonderful music!

Grace Potter

Music from her new record.

Howard Jones on Live from Daryl's House

Nothing Happens For a Reason

A memoir from 1957 to 1987. Written under the name James Hawthorne. Free digitally if you have Kindle Unlimited.

Bob Mould

Chris Church

Marshall Crenshaw

Manfred Mann's Earth Band

Normalized

A very topical short story collection featuring sci-fi, horror and dark fantasy tales. Written under the name James Hawthorne. Free digitally if you have Kindle Unlimited.

The Darcys

A cut off their Steely Dan tribute record.

Marah

Turnstile

Discovered this group on the great Seattle station KEXP yesterday.

Whitesnake

Ambrosia

I'm in the mood for a good old rock anthem today.

Peter Frampton

Heard this on the radio today. Absolute summer musical pleasure.

The Church

Rest in Peace, Rick Derringer

Definitely one of my guitar heroes back in the 70's.

Depeche Mode

King's X

Secret Machines

Billy Joel

Here's hoping the piano man feels better soon.

Andrew Gold

Tom Petty

Jane's Addiction

Elephant Stone

Happy 80th Birthday, Pete Townshend

X

Kathleen Edwards

Eagles

Amazes me how these groups could put out quality records year after year after year after year after year after year.

Warren Zevon

Yes

Music from what I consider a truly underrated album.

Gerry Rafferty

Led Zeppelin

Sammy Hagar

A tribute to Eddie Van Halen.

St. Etienne

April Wine

Dave Stewart

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band

FM

Early 80's Canadian prog rock.

Fernando Perdomo and Friends

A track off the "War Babies" tribute album.

Joe Satriani

Bad Company

The Kinks

The Waterboys

Another song from their amazing new concept album.

Sunflower Bean

Steely Dan

A song that is loosely about the famed LSD chemist Owsley Stanley.

Billy Joel

A song about early Seventies teen angst.

Def Leppard

Ozark Mountain Daredevils

I liked these guys a lot. Good-natured, catchy country rock.

Peter Gabriel

Blueburst

To me, this tune sounds like early REM with a lot more firepower.

Tobacco City

Some really nice steel guitar on this one.

Chicago

Bruce Springsteen

Like a lot of Bruce's songs, this is a mini-movie for your ears and mind.

Elton John and Brandi Carlile

Rick Derringer

A tune featured on both this album and his earlier one "Spring Fever."

Guided By Voices

New GBV music.

America

Playlist

A look at albums you might love but just don't know about. Free today on Kindle! Written under the name James Hawthorne.

Fernando Perdomo

Paul Collins

I think it's cool this guy is still creating great power pop after all these years.

Warren Zevon

Heard somebody reference this song on one of the cable news shows last night.

Stories

A track off a very underrated 70's rock album.

The Waterboys

New track off the new album due out 5-4-25.

AC/DC

Billy Joel

Big Country

One of those tunes that sent a jolt of joy through me the first time I heard it.

Steven Wilson

A track off his brand new concept album.

Widespread Panic

Steve Earle

Not a new song but certainly a relevant one.

AC/DC

Harry Nilsson

I've always appreciated how whimsical he was.

Blackberry Smoke Does Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

The Raspberries

Pure power pop pleasure.

Lucinda Williams

Can't think of many singer-songwriter albums I like better.

Chalamet Does Dylan

Rest in Peace, David Johansen

He was always bringing the good times.

My Film Festival Volumes 1 & 2

The Oscars are Sunday. If you're a movie fan, you might want to check out these two non-fiction books written under the name James Hawthorne. They take a look at films released between 1971 and 2020. Free digitally if you have Kindle Unlimited.

Peter Gabriel

Fleetwood Mac

A tune where Lindsey Buckingham gets to show off some guitar firepower.

Fernando Viciconte (with Luther Russell)

This track reminds me a lot of the early Drive By Truckers music I liked so much.

Dim Gray

Rest in Peace, Roberta Flack

The Black Crowes Cover the Stones

I love this collection of prime 70's cuts.

Patterson Hood

Brand new music from the Drive-By Trucker.

Nuno Bettencourt and Friends

An awesome version of Heart's "Barracuda".

Steven Wilson

Solo music from the Porcupine Tree founder.

Everclear

A great little tune about a couple having a fight.

Paul McCartney

A wonderful performance during the SNL 50th anniversary show.

Cinderella

Capital Cities Covers Pink Floyd

Hegseth's Army

Normally I don't really care for A.I. enhanced satire. But in Pete's case, I'll make an exception!

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

An awesome deep cut from 1982.

Normalized

Very topical sci-fi, horror and dark fantasy tales. Free digitally if you have Kindle Unlimited (written under the name James Hawthorne).

The Mommyheads

Sily band name, good tune.

My Morning Jacket

Bob Mould

Somebody I've really been getting into the past couple of years. Reminds me of Pete Townshend with a bit more guitar firepower.

Be Bop Deluxe

A very cool English band that fit in a lot of musical categories.

Dream Theater

Brand new music.

Led Zeppelin

FYI, there's a new documentary about the band in theatres currently.

Utopia

Sadly, history has a habit of repeating.

Andy Summers and Robert Fripp

A Policeman and a King Crimsonite, back in the day.

Michael McDonald

Icefish Covers Rush

The Wallflowers Cover Bowie

A track off the 1998 "Godzilla" movie soundtrack.

Wolfmother

Rose City Band

New music. Nice and smooth.

Rest in Peace, Marianne Faithfull

I was a big fan of this album from the early 80's.

Helen Stellar

Blueburst

Love this band. Thanks, John Evans!

Tess Parks

This one reminds me a lot of Patti Smith back in the day.

The Doobie Brothers

One of my favorite "lonely" tunes.

Luther Russell

Some nice new jangle rock.

Chalamet Does Dylan

I really like this actor's voice.

Larkin Poe

Envy of None

The group Alex Lifeson is now part of.

David Gilmour

A track off what is very possibly my favorite album released in the 80's.

Dark Day Dreams

Thought provoking sci-fi, horror and dark fantasy tales (written under the name James Hawthorne). Free today on Kindle!

They Might Be Giants

Drab Majesty

Keith Richards

Excellent solo record.

Marshall Crenshaw

Rod Stewart

Joe Walsh

This one always makes me feel sentimental.

Dawes

A song that feel particularly poignant right now.

Garbage

Jethro Tull

Playlist

This book (written under the name James Hawthorne) is free today on Kindle. A look at albums you might love but just don't know about.

The Waterboys

Music from a new album due out in April.

Donald Fagen

Fernando Perdomo

A track off his brand new album "Waves."

Jack White

Christopher Cross

Frost*

Another track off my favorite album of 2024.

Kiss