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…
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…
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!…
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…
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…
“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…
*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…
“Looking back at white and black Reminders of my past Smoky bars and cheap guitars But nothing built to last” – Paul McCartney, “Days We Left Behind” The rumors have been percolating for years about a new Paul McCartney album. He’s been reportedly working with producer-of-the-moment Andrew Watt for a while now. Watt has famously…
This weekend Aerosmith released a new box set focused on their 1973 debut album. And while I’m on record as a huge fan of debut albums in general, I have to admit to you that this set might be just for the Aerosmith die hard fans…and yes, I count myself as one of those. We’ve…
Legendary prog rockers Rush – Geddy Lee (bass/keyboards/vocals), Alex Lifeson (guitars), and the late Neil Peart (drums) – have released a Super Deluxe Edition of their 1984 album Grace Under Pressure. I believe the box comes in a number of configurations – vinyl, CD etc – and includes a Blu Ray disc of a live show from ’84. As…