Howard Jones- The Songs, the Piano and the Stories. Michelle Wilson catches Hojo and comes away impressed!

Howard Jones- The Songs, the Piano and the Stories. Michelle Wilson catches Hojo and comes away impressed!

The Tedeschi Trucks band blew Michelle Wilson away in Melbourne!

Dream Chaser (Alternative Distribution Alliance). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Old Sock (Surfdog Records / Bushbranch). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers sell out Orlando’s Amway Arena with the grace and ease of a well-seasoned band with nothing to prove. Jen Cray joins in with the masses on some memorable sing-alongs.

McCartney and McCartney II (Reissued) (MPL communications). Review by Tim Wardyn.

Four (The Major Label). Review by Sean Slone.

WRECKORDER (Ryko). Review by Sean Slone.

A two-DVD set featuring two documentaries about U2, one focusing on an analysis of the album Achtung Baby and the other on the band’s first two albums of the 2000s.

Elianne Halbersberg has an insightful conversation with Taddy Porter’s quite punctual Kevin Jones.

Is Paul McCartney really dead? Or is he feeling much better now?

Does that sound like the Beatles to you? Author Kristofer Engelhardt delivers an updated version of his exhaustive 1998 guide, detailing the individual Beatles’ musical contributions to other artists’ recordings.

Y Not (Hip-O/UMe Records). Review by Matt Parish.

London Undersound (E1 Entertainment). Review by Kiran Aditham.

Todd Rundgren’s “Arena” tour passes through Orlando. The small show is so cozy, our own Carl F Gauze feels like he’s visiting a long lost friend.

Dr. Dog’s recent concert at Orlando’s Social conjures up both Frampton Comes Alive and Flavor of Love for S D Green. Believe it or not, this is a good thing.

Merri Cyr tries to catch lightning in a camera lens in this re-issue of her 2002 scrapbook of intimate reflections on legendary musician Jeff Buckley. S D Green wonders if Buckley was ever really here at all.

With material co-credited to Paul McCartney, Jean-Philip Grobler’s Kites has caught the attention of music industry luminaries. However, he’s intent to make music his way, in his own time, resulting in his current EP You and I in the Kaleidoscope. Three years to make an EP? Grobler talks about that misconception, and promises his next shot of arena rock won’t take so long, but warns it might include a full orchestra in St. Paul’s Cathedral. S D Green tries to harmonize with the former South African choirboy.

You and I in the Kaleidoscope (Unsigned). Review by S D Green.