It’s been 30 years since Purple Rain. Alan Light takes us back.

Everlasting Arms (Bloodshot Records). Review by James Mann.

Poor Boy (M.C. Records). Review by Michelle Wilson.

Songs For The Turntable (Blank). Review by James Mann.

The Dirty Heads were mongo pushin’ the crowds at the Stone Pony Summerstage as May Terry soaked in the sun and fun.

Great Chicago Fire (Bloodshot Records). Review by James Mann.

King Khan and The Shrines were knee deep in the chaos and high tension of a hot Florida bar filled to the brim with college kids… and Matthew Moyer.

An unauthorized documentary on Neil Young’s career as it spans the history of rock ‘n’ roll.

Dum Dum Girls top a promising indie rock bill that woos Jen Cray into downtown Orlando in the midst of St. Paddy’s Day madness.

Carl F Gauze is overwhelmed by Rob Roth’s glossy, artsy rock and roll promotion obscurities.

Queens of the Stone Age (Rekords Rekords). Review by James Mann.

Another inside Tell All about the Rolling Stones, the Grateful Dead, and the deadly Altamont Concert told by road manager Sam Cutler.

Some Strange Country (Signature Sounds). Review by Joe Frietze.

Cage the Elephant proves to Jen Cray that while you may try to contain the animal, there’s nothing like a room full of screaming fans to set that beast free!

Keep Your Powder Dry (Fat Man). Review by James Mann.

The Rolling Stones tour of America in 1969, and its disastrous climax at Altamont, forever changed rock and roll – and America. Ethan Russell was there, camera in hand. Forty years later he spills. James Mann says it’s only rock and roll… but he likes it.

There’s more to Hanson than “MmmBop,” and the all-grown-up band proves it at Chicago’s House of Blues. Cindy Barrymore says the brothers’ cuteness has worn off. You be the judge.

Cover Up (Megaforce/13th Planet). Review by Kiran Aditham.

Going Way Out With Heavy Trash (Yep Roc). Review by Jen Cray.

Slow Ride (Inside Sounds). Review by Joe Frietze.