“Sleigh Riders” – Bah & the Humbugs
More than just an off-season job.
2021-12-25
2021-11-05
♫ “Games People Play”
“Games People Play” (live) – Alan Parsons
That feeling when you wish you could take people at face value. New live album out now.
2021-10-29
♫ “Dare to Know”
“Dare to Know” – Yes
Most of what you see in life is a repeat of something. New album this month.
2021-09-17
2021-09-11
♫ “Nothing Else Matters”
“Nothing Else Matters” – PG Roxette
Give six musicians from Roxette a Metallica song to play. Tell them it has to sound like Roxette. It turns out nothing else matters.
2021-08-14
♫ “She’s On Fire”
“She’s On Fire” – Billy F. Gibbons
Lighting up the room with that bright red sedan. New album Hardware out now.
2021-07-28
♫ “Shadow Dancing”
“Shadow Dancing” – Dee Gees
When it gets so late that you don’t know whether you’re chasing a person or a shadow.
2021-07-25
♫ “Abracadabra”
“Abracadabra” – Arnel Pineda featuring Joel Hoekstra
Half of a magic spell is intention.
2021-07-23
♫ “The Ice Bridge”
“The Ice Bridge” – Yes
The point of no return was somewhere back there. On into the unknown. From the forthcoming album The Quest, produced by guitarist Steve Howe.
2021-07-22
♫ “Bite the Bullet”
“Bite the Bullet” – Eclipse
Not every social movement spreads like grass. Here’s one that hits with a sense of urgency.
2021-07-19
♫ “Solar Fire”
“Solar Fire” – Smith/Kotzen
An alternative way of playing with fire. Okay, not really “alternative,” it’s as old as the sun.
2021-07-17
♫ “You Should Be Dancing”
“You Should Be Dancing” – Dee Gees
Still going at midnight. Still going at dawn. That’s what a heavy dance groove can do for you.
2021-07-09
♫ “Kingdom Of Desire”
“Kingdom Of Desire” (live) – Toto
What do you want — and where is that kingdom?
2021-06-30
♫ “Alchemist You Know”
“Alchemist You Know” acoustic song demo – Rick Aster
You might fool the public, but you can’t fool the alchemist.
2021-06-25
♫ “With a Little Help From My Friends”
“With a Little Help From My Friends” live – Toto
Toto, I don’t think we’re in Liverpool anymore.
2021-06-24
♫ “The Way We Used to Be”
“The Way We Used to Be” – Journey
Dreaming of the past, then suddenly, a chance to go.
2021-06-03
♫ “Better Without You”
“Better Without You” live – Evanescence
Discovering a better energy out in the big wide world.
2021-05-24
♫ “Breakout”
“Breakout” – Night Ranger
Some days, even a storm-damaged storefront in the desert makes you feel like you got out.
2021-05-22
♫ “Saturday Night (Hallelujah)”
“Saturday Night (Hallelujah)” – Eclipse
Hallelujah for the weekend. If you were waiting for AC/DC to play a Bon Jovi song, try this one. New album later this year.
2021-05-20
♫ “Brave New World”
“Brave New World” – Styx
Change is in the air. A new video for a classic science fiction rock song.
2021-05-17
♫ “Hellfire Thunderbolt”
“Hellfire Thunderbolt” – KK’s Priest
The more electric side of heavy metal, from two former Judas Priest members, K.K. Downing and Tim “Ripper” Owens. Album Sermons of the Sinner coming August 21, 2021.
2021-05-15
♫ “Stand It Up”
“Stand It Up” acoustic song demo – Rick Aster
The transition from being in front of people to working online — it’s not easy for anyone.
2021-05-14
♫ “Alone Too Long”
“Alone Too Long” – John Hall
If you can see it in others, it might be getting to you too.
2021-05-11
♫ “Joyride”
“Joyride” – Roxette
For the 30th anniversary, the Joyride video is reedited and remastered in cinematic high definition. It feels and looks like another world.
2021-05-08
♫ “Crash of the Crown”
“Crash Of The Crown” (drummer video) – Styx
That moment when you have to stop and ask questions. What happened? Where are we? The album of the same name is set for release June 18.
2021-05-07
♫ “The Rising”
“The Rising” – Nancy Wilson
A scaled-up version of the Bruce Springsteen song. Debut album You and Me out now.
2021-04-30
♫ “Who Let You In Here”
“Who Let You In Here” – Rick Aster
That feeling when you were just born yesterday and people want to know what’s up.
2021-04-16
♫ “Better Without You”
“Better Without You” – Evanescence
The pride of being a survivor.
Trigger warning: strobe and lightning effects.
2021-04-14
2021-04-09
♫ “Quit Waking Me Up”
“Quit Waking Me Up” – Cheap Trick
When it’s a wild time but you don’t want the dream to end. New album out now.
2021-04-02
♫ ”Aqualung”
“Aqualung” – Jethro Tull
Official music videos didn’t exist fifty years ago. They do now.
2021-03-26
♫ “Drifting Through the Galaxies”
“Drifting Through the Galaxies” acoustic song demo – Rick Aster
It’s an all-acoustic disco performance of a song about getting out of here. Because it’s been more than a year and we can’t actually travel yet.
2021-03-12
♫ “I, Oh I”
“I, Oh I” – Paul Stanley’s Soul Station
Five o’clock in the morning and making plans. Album coming soon.
2021-03-05
♫ “Stand It Up”
“Stand It Up” acoustic song demo – Rick Aster
A singer-songwriter with an acoustic guitar is here to tell you why it’s not easy being a rock band during a lockdown.
2021-02-28
♫ “Just In Sight”
“Just In Sight” – Arc of Life
Sometimes all you can do is lay low and await divine guidance.
2021-02-22
♫ “Don’t Put It Down”
“Don’t Put It Down” acoustic song demo – Rick Aster
Now is the time to do that thing.
2021-02-19
♫ “Nature’s Light”
“Nature’s Light” – Blackmore’s Night
Sunshine is the new queen. New album by the same name coming March 12.
2021-02-14
♫ “I Want To Know You Better”
“I Want To Know You Better” – Arc of Life
Life moves at the speed of light, but there’s still time for love.
2021-02-11
♫ “Social Debris”
“Social Debris” – Alice Cooper
The new album, coming this month, is described as an ode to Detroit. That’s the Detroit of half a century ago when it was the haven for “angry hard rock.” With producer Bob Ezrin, the new single sounds like a song from that era.
2021-02-08
♫ “These Photo Tags Are All Wrong”
“These Photo Tags Are All Wrong” – Rick Aster
That feeling when the Internet’s record of your history is different from what you want to remember.
2021-01-31
♫ “Looking for the Light”
“Looking for the Light” – Transatlantic
Get up off that pavement and find the truth. New album The Absolute Universe available worldwide on Friday.
2021-01-22
♫ “Black Swan”
“Black Swan” – Flower Kings
Another black swan. You can’t claim you saw this one coming.
2021-01-20
♫ “Too Late For Love”
“Too Late For Love” – Chez Kane
Can those hot-shot singers really sing like that? Here’s one who has video evidence.
2021-01-01
♫ “Drive It Like You Stole It”
“Drive It Like You Stole It” (live) – Smackbound
New year. New you. You have something important to do. With the sirens on.
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