8 Days On The Road (Foghat Records / Select-O-Hits). Review by Christopher Long.

Music reviews covering the critical years of rock and roll from 1967 to 1973 by critic and band manager Michael Oberman.

Mad Lad A Live Tribute to Chuck Berry (BMG). Review by Joe Frietze.

Learn what piece of vinyl various pop stars first purchased in their youth.

A pot boiling rock and roll movie. But ignore the plot; this ROCKS with classic performances from Chuck Berry to Richie Valens.

The Rolling Stones demolish the Marquee, 1971.

The legendary punk guitarist and songwriter gets profiled in Looking For Johnny.

The Blues Came Callin’ (Provogue/Mascot Label Group). Review by Michelle Wilson.

Charging faster than an angry Great White Buffalo, the Motor City Madman, Ted Nugent, unleashed a rock and roll love fest of Gonzo proportions in Orlando, nearly steamrolling Christopher Long.

Move It On Over (Rounder Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Die-hard fans, May Terry among them, mind-moshed and recalled their early days of musical aggression at Irving Plaza, thanks to legendary punk rockers, X.

Dick’s Picks 32, 33, 34 (Grateful Dead Productions). Review by James Mann.

As this 1978 Dallas concert shows, when the Rolling Stones are good, they are very, very good. James Mann says turn it up!

Live at Montreux 1980 (Eagle Records). Review by James Mann.

The Morlocks Play Chess (Popantipop). Review by Sean Slone.

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.

M. Ward suspends time and lifts Chicago, and Chris Catania , up in the warm embrace of his timeless music.

The guitar is the iconic symbol of rock music’s sex, rebellion, and power. Pink Floyd: The Black Strat is a new book about one of Dave Gilmour’s primary instruments – his black Stratocaster. S D Green explores whether the book conjures any of the instrument’s magic by uncovering its underpinnings.

He declared “I’m A Man” and by damn, he was. Bo Diddley passes away at the age of 79, and James Mann takes a look at the man and the beat.