Just like David Lee Roth, James Caann, Kirk Douglas and the late Dinah Shore-ah, for me, this time of year is all about lighting the Menorah. But that doesn’t mean … Continue reading It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year…Unless Your Name Is Beiber or Weiland
Lots of new music out there this week as artists attempt to make their way on to everyone’s holiday wish list. Two releases that caught my eye (and ears) were … Continue reading Nickelback, Chris Cornell and The Rolling Stones Bring A Rockin’ End To Perry Schwartz’s November
The Rolling Stones have spent the better part of the last few years reliving what many believe to be the band’s glory years – 1969-1974. In 2010 the band released … Continue reading The Rolling Stones Unlock Their Archive With The Brussels Affair – Perry Schwartz Delves Into It
Talk to anybody who’s been part of the music business in recent years and they’ll tell you artist development is a difficult thing. Major record labels find new acts, rush … Continue reading Noel Gallagher Goes Solo, Hedley Grows Up and Etta James Bows Out in this week’s RDIO Cure With Perry Schwartz
Since its earliest incarnation in the 1950’s, rock ‘n’ roll music has long been dubbed the devil’s music by religious groups and fundamentalists who didn’t care for the effects the … Continue reading Paul Is Dead, The 27 Club and Faked Deaths – Rock ‘n’ Roll Conspiracies That Never Die
Last week I said I wouldn’t be reviewing any compilations or greatest hits releases as part of the RDIO column, but after listening to U2’s incredible reissue celebrating the 20th … Continue reading The Beach Boys & U2 Deliver Timeless Classics With 45 Years Of History Between Them In This Week’s RDIO Cure With Perry Schwartz
Not a particularly stellar week of new material to cover. At this time of year many of the new releases are compilations, greatest hits packages and holiday records. Nothing wrong … Continue reading Perry Schwartz’s RDIO Cure – Kelly Clarkson Gets Stronger and Brian Wilson Gets Disney
There’s a lot of doom and gloom in the world today. So sometimes, music just needs to be fun. Forget about the deep lyrics and challenging melodies and just go … Continue reading Perry Schwartz’s RDIO Cure – Stump Puts His Stamp On R&B While Joe Jonas Misses The Mark
Sometimes, there’s a very fine line between good and bad. These days, the hero doesn’t necessarily wear white and the villain isn’t always the guy in the black cape.
Butch Walker hosted a basement house party at the MOD Club in Toronto last night and unfortunately, only a handful of people got the invitation. Walker, an incredibly talented singer/songwriter/producer/performer, blamed … Continue reading Live Review – Butch Walker and the Black Widows, October 19, 2011 MOD Club, Toronto.
Idol vs. Idol… A few weeks back I made mention of the first single from American Idol season 10 winner Scotty McCreery and how I found it less than impressive. … Continue reading Perry Schwartz’s RDIO Cure – Idol vs. Idol vs. Icon
This week’s new releases weren’t all that exciting to me so I decided instead to take a listen to some recent releases on the harder side of things. While metal’s … Continue reading Perry Schwartz’s RDIO Cure – How do you take your metal? Mastodon, Dream Theater and Chickenfoot keep fists pumping with three distinct styles of metal
