Blue Oyster Cult – Lollipop Magazine

Blue Oyster Cult – Spectres – Review

April 27, 2007

An amazing piece of genre-defying high concept pop metal, an album of a type only five or so bands could ever dare issue, and all of them from the ’70s.

“Dead Mexican in my Headphones”: Halford Has a Job to Do – Column

June 13, 2005

I interview rock guys two, three times a week. I use voice recognition software to transcribe these interviews. It doesn’t always come out as planned though.

Blue Öyster Cult – Curse of the Hidden Mirror – Review

February 22, 2002

Curse… is less metal, more Buck-poppy and ennui-bluesy. It’s daring, hooky but only in a shimmery salmon run manner.

Legendary Harley-Davidson Road Songs – Review

June 4, 2001

I hope they make a series outta this and I get them all. I gots a big bottle of Jack and I’ll arm-wrestle anyone who wants to have a go. Rockin’ like it’s 1975.

Brain Surgeons – at The Middle East Cafe – Review

December 1, 1994

They brought their classic rock knowledge to the bar room and got gritty in true indie rock style.