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Review: The Gregg Allman Band, ‘Great As Ever: Live In Philadelphia (1/11/1986)’ – And Yes He Was
ByKenneth Corsini April 19, 2026
“You people are as great as ever, I tell you…” – Gregg Allman, Great As Ever One of our all time favorite rock n roll/blues rock/blues singers, Gregg Allman, has recently released another in a string of three archival live LPs under The Gregg Allman Band moniker, this one is Great As Ever – Live In Philadelphia…
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“Fear And Loathing” On Record Store Day ’26
ByKenneth Corsini April 18, 2026April 18, 2026
(Title is an obvious nod to the brilliant Hunger S. Thompson) Emboldened by the success I’d had running down to my local renown record store and snagging a copy of the Stones’ new vinyl-only single “Rough And Twisted,” I decided to dip my toe back into Record Store Day this morning. It had been years…
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New Song: Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs Drop “I Remember” – New LP ‘Mission Of Mercy’ Coming
ByKenneth Corsini April 16, 2026
“I remember, I still remember, I still remember you…when the night turns still…” – Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, “I Remember” I had no sooner posted my latest on Michael Stipe’s new single “I Played The Fool” that he’s done in collaboration with Andrew Watt, than I saw that erstwhile lead guitarist of Tom…
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New Song: Michael Stipe (R.E.M.) & Andrew Watt, “I Played The Fool” (Theme Song From ‘Rooster’)
ByKenneth Corsini April 14, 2026
I am, as I’ve admitted in these pages, a bit of a music obsessive. When I was young it used to actually piss me off when a new album slipped past me. Well, it would only rile me in a mild way… I had other things to be pissed about as a teenager (didn’t we…
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New Song Alert: The Cockroaches (aka The Rolling Stones) Release Vinyl-Only “Rough And Twisted” – I Got One!!
ByKenneth Corsini April 11, 2026April 11, 2026
The rumors of a new Stones album, the follow-up to the wonderful late career Hackney Diamonds in 2023, have been flying around for a while now. Hackney was their first album in 18 years so to think after only three years we’d see another LP coming out was almost far fetched only a few years ago. But then…
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Review: Rockumentary, ‘Billy Idol Should Be Dead’ – And Thank Heaven He Isn’t!
ByKenneth Corsini April 8, 2026
Well, I finally settled in and watched the new rockumentary Billy Idol Should Be Dead this weekend. It was released theatrically last year (2025) and I believe has just recently been made available for streaming. I have to say, having now seen this documentary, yes, Billy Idol should be dead. Thank the universe that he isn’t!…
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Review: U2 Return With Surprise (2nd) EP of ’26, ‘Easter Lily EP’ – Another Set Of Sublime Songs
ByKenneth Corsini April 6, 2026
After surprising and delighting me with the release of Days Of Ash EP on, as you would guess, Ash Wednesday this year, U2 have returned (already!) with a second surprise release, Easter Lily EP which came out on Good Friday. I considered writing about this immediately on Friday, but got a little sidetracked with the two…
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New Songs Alert: Jack White Releases 2 New Tracks Prior To His SNL Appearance
ByKenneth Corsini April 4, 2026
One of our favorites down here at B&V, Jack White, formerly of the legendary White Stripes has released two new songs. “G.O.D. And The Broken Ribs” and “Derecho Demonico” were released Friday, which was likely in anticipation of White’s appearance as the musical guest on SNL. Comedic actor Jack Black, of School Of Rock fame, will be…
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Review: Van Halen ‘5150 Expanded Edition’ – Celebrating The Debut LP Of ‘The Sammy Hagar Era’ As It Turns 40!
ByKenneth Corsini April 2, 2026April 2, 2026
“Only time will tell if we stand the test of time…” – Van Halen, “Why Can’t This Be Love” Van Halen has released a 3-disc edition of their debut album with Sammy Hagar, 5150, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its initial release which was the beginning of the “Van Hagar” Era. The “box” includes the original…
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Playlist: Our 2026 40-Year Look Back, Rock Songs Of…1986
ByKenneth Corsini March 30, 2026April 8, 2026
*Photo of the Halley’s Comet (3/8/1986) from Wikipedia and likely subject to copyright As we usually do, we started off 2026 with our annual “50-year look back” to the rock songs from albums released in 1975. And, as night follows day, we typically return to that nostalgic vibe in March every year with a “40-year…
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