Articles by Eric Thom

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  Mighty Mo Rodgers

  Blues Is My Wailin' Wall

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2000

  Seemingly coming from nowhere, Mighty Mo Rodgers packs a massive punch that makes you ask, where in hell he came from? A brief stint in mus...

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  Robert Cray Band

  Heavy Picks - The Robert Cray Band Collection

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2000

  Robert Cray has been stuck between blues and an R&B place for years. Falling between Southern soul and hard-edged Texas blues, his career l...

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  Paul Brady

  Nobody Knows

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 1999

  This sturdy Irish-born, singer-songwriter first drew attention to himself with his involvement in a few Dublin-based R&B and traditional ba...

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  Shannon Curfman

  Loud Guitars, Big Suspicions

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 1999

  At the age of 14 this young woman has released her first blues-rock album, a collision between Bonnie Raitt and Pat Benetar (which is bette...

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  Morgan Davis

  Blues Medicine

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 1999

  If this album cures what ails you – and it will – all credit must go to the doctor. And "Dr." Davis is clearly on top of his ga...

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  Paul Fenton

  Worldwide Slide

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 1999

  This Ottawa native is a talented slide guitarist who instantly rekindles some of the greatest players of the ’70s: Rory Gallagher, Pe...

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  Rick Fielding

  This One's The Dreamer

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 1999

  Rick Fielding plays what can only be called classic Canadian folk. This particular troubadour seems to fall into the void left behind by St...

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  Hangtown

  Here For Now

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 1999

  Somewhere between the heart and soul of (Crazy Horse-era) Neil Young and Lynyrd Skynyrd comes this thoughtful independent release from Tamp...