Feeling funky this week, Christopher Long gets his groove on while discovering a well-cared-for used vinyl copy of one of his all-time R&B faves: Ice Cream Castle, the classic 1984 LP from The Time, for just a couple of bucks.

Buckskin/To All The Wild Horses (Don Giovanni Records). Review by James Mann.

The Striped Album (Roundwound Media). Review by Julius C. Lacking.

No need to worry about offending delicate sensibilities with this playlist. We’re not talking about profanity, so just take the title at face value.

Sound Salvation takes on current events with a playlist addressing the current fight for racial and social justice in America and the battles playing out in the streets in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd.

I Could’ve Loved You Better. Review by Michelle Wilson.

Rock publicist Howard Bloom dishes the dirt on the all the big names in entertainment with an insider’s eye for the absurd. Review by Carl F. Gauze.

Afterglow (Landslide Records). Review by Michelle Wilson.

Stacey Zering sits down with UK jazz performer Fiona Ross.

Live in the City of Angels (BMG). Review by Rob Levy.

Paul Rodgers, Jeff Beck and Ann Wilson unleashed a potent triple bill for the last night of their Stars Align Tour in Tampa. Michelle Wilson was there to rock out with the 70s superstars.

Cry No More (Concord Music Group). Review by Michelle Wilson.

Boy Crazy And Single(s) (Bloodshot Records). Review by James Mann.

The Water (Island City Records). Review by Christopher Long.

Dirty Pictures Pt. 1 (Contender Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Savoy Motel (What’s Your Rupture?). Review by Christopher Long

Prince Buster , the legendary soundmaker, has died. Generoso Fierro recounts his monumental life and career.

WJRR’s annual Earthday Birthday is a daylong, sweat-soaked, outdoor concert celebration – featuring some of the biggest bands in the biz. Christopher Long found much to love on the smaller stages.

Side 2. Review by Michelle Wilson.

Turn It Up (Chicken Coup Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.