Is and Always Was (High Wire Music). Review by James Mann.

Alex Chilton died March 17 in New Orleans. James Mann remembers the man who gave so much to so many.

Orlando, Florida’s Megaphone wraps up an amazing year with a high energy hometown show.

Self-proclaimed “Helsinki Vampires” The 69 Eyes delivered an amazing, high octane performance at Orlando’s Social.

Live At Budokan (Epic/Legacy). Review by Scott Adams.

Good Night Glamour, Good Morning Disaster (Near Music). Review by Andrew Ellis.

Cooler by the Lake (Rory Lake Presents). Review by Carl F Gauze.

The Busy Signals (Dirtnap). Review by Jen Cray.

Akanthena (Sassy Boy). Review by Linda Tate.

Not too many bands could recruit Pearl Jam as an opening act, but the boys from Rockford, Illinois once did. Steve Stav , who once asked his mom if she could knit him a checkered sweater, corrals guitarist Rick Nielsen for an expectedly humorous look at America’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll show.

Shaun Kama has set aside his aggressive punk rock side and picked up an acoustic guitar to allow his songwriting soul to be the focus of his new project with The Kings of the Wild Frontier. Jen Cray phones him up for a chat.

Every Kind of Light (Ryko). Review by Sean Slone.

Waltham (Rykodisc). Review by Andrew Ellis.

Andrew Ellis talks The Sopranos, Nintendo oh, and music, with Danny Roselle, frontman for hot NJ band The Crash Moderns.

The Odds of Winning (Near Records/Redeye). Review by Andrew Ellis.

The Crash Moderns (Maxim Artists). Review by Andrew Ellis.

Like its namesake, Electric Frankenstein is an implacable juggernaut, conquering the world one lurching step at a time. Vinnie Apicella takes a look at the mind behind the machine in an interview with Sal Canzonieri.

If It Ain’t Broke, Break It (Metal Blade ). Review by Vinnie Apicella.

By The Grace Of God (Liquor and Poker). Review by Jen Cray.

Human Amusement at Hourly Rates (Matador). Review by Stein Haukland.