Music related podcasts, rants, and CD and concert reviews by the Oracles Of Music. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/ Review of Bo Bice's 2007 release, See The Light. Review by Puss-Puddy. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/reviews/review_0058_bo_bice.php TBone reviews The Broadway Melody, generally acknowledged to be the first genuine musical produced in Hollywood. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/reviews/review_movie_0005_broadway_melody.php Review of Robert Lockwood Jr., David “Honeyboy” Edwards, Pinetop Perkins, & Henry James Townsend's 2007 Grammy Award winning release, Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen - Live in Dallas. Review by Sir Hodge. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/reviews/review_0057_delta_bluesmen.php Bubba South's take on MP3s, Downloads, the Current State of the Music Industry, and No Depression Magazine. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/rants/rant_0012_no_depression.php Review of 13th Annual Columbus Blues Alliance Acoustic Blues Festival held on 02/23/08 at Columbus, Ohio. Review by Sir Hodge. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/reviews/review_0056_13th_annual_cba_abf.php Review of Elvin Bishop's 2007 release, Booty Bumpin'. Review by Bubba South. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/reviews/review_0055_elvin_bishop.php Review of Mason Casey's 2007 release, Sofa King Badass. Review by Bubba South. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/reviews/review_0054_mason_casey.php Review of Charlie Wood and the New Memphis Underground's 2007 release, Charlie Wood and the New Memphis Underground. Review by Sir Hodge. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/reviews/review_0053_charlie_wood.php Review of Samuel James' 2008 release, Songs Famed For Sorrow and Joy. Review by Sir Hodge. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/reviews/review_0052_samuel_james.php Sir Hodge's Celebrity Rehab Blog, with Episode 5 updates. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Feature_2_Celebrity_Rehab.php#Ep5 Sir Hodge visits JL Records in West Lafayette, Indiana and is surprised, yet pleased, to find some high quality Rock and Roll memorabilia on display." http://www.oraclesmusic.com/rants/rant_0009_top_eight_jl_records.php Bubba South shares his take on the current music scene and wonders, "Whatever happened to the Rock Star?" http://www.oraclesmusic.com/rants/rant_0011_whatever_happened_to_rock_and_roll_pt2.php TBone’s Eight Most Underrated Films of All Time http://www.oraclesmusic.com/reviews/Review_Movies_Eight_Most_Underrated.php Bubba South shares his take on the current music scene and why the 1970's were the best decade for Rock and Roll. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/rants/rant_0010_whatever_happened_to_rock_and_roll_pt1.php Sir Hodge's Celebrity Rehab Blog, with Episode 4 updates. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Feature_2_Celebrity_Rehab.php#Ep4 Sir Hodge interviews NorthernBlues Music president and founder, Fred Litwin. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/features/feature_0003_fred_litwin_interview.php Sir Hodge's Celebrity Rehab Blog, with Episode 3 updates. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Feature_2_Celebrity_Rehab.php#Ep3 Review of Van Zant's 2007 release, My Kind Of Country. Review by Bubba South and Sir Hodge. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_50_Lost_Blues_Tapes.php Sir Hodge's Celebrity Rehab Blog, with Episode 2 updates. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Feature_2_Celebrity_Rehab.php#Ep2 Review of ACT Music's 2004 release, Lost Blues Tapes/More American Folk Blues Festival 1963-65. Review by Little E. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_50_Lost_Blues_Tapes.php Review of Phish's 2007 release, Vegas 96. Review by Sir Hodge. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_49_Phish.php Sir Hodge's Celebrity Rehab Blog, with Episode 1 updates. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Feature_2_Celebrity_Rehab.php#Ep1 Review of The Matt Schofield Trio's 2007 release, Ear To The Ground. Review by Little E. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_48_Matt_Schofield_Trio.php Review of Judas Priest's 1980 release, British Steel. Review by Little E. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_47_Judas_Priest.php The Terror of Tiny Town, (1938). Review by TBone. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_Movies_4_Terror_Of_Tiny_Town.php Review of Mannish Boys' 2007 CD release, Big Plans. Review by Sir Hodge. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_46_Mannish_Boys.php TBone’s Top Ten Tinseltown Treasures - Comedy Division...The Top 10 Comedies of all time! http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_Movies_Ten_Greatest_Comedies.php Review of George Thorogood & The Destroyers' 1978 release, Move It On Over. Review by Little E. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_45_George_Thorogood.php Review of It's In The Bag, (1945). Review by TBone. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_Movies_3_Its_In_The_Bag.php Review of The Acoustic Solution's 2007 CD release, One Horse Town. Review by Sir Hodge. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_44_Acoustic_Solution.php Review of The Cocoanuts, (1929). Review by TBone. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_Movies_2_The_Cocoanuts.php Review of Flying Down To Rio, (1933). Review by TBone. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_Movies_1_Flying_Down_To_Rio.php Review of R.E.M.'s 2007 CD/DVD release, R.E.M. Live. Review by Sir Hodge. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_43_REM.php Review of Robert Plant & Alison Krauss' 2007 release, Raising Sand. Review by Little E. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_42_Plant_Krauss.php The newest installment of Live Showcase with Little E: CharloTTomic Punks...Remastered - Van Halen, 2007-09-27, Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Charlotte, NC, USA http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Feature_1_Live_Showcase.php#CharloTTomic_Punks_Remastered Review of the Watermelon Slim and The Workers concert on 10/18/07 at The Thirsty Ear in Columbus, Ohio. Review by Sir Hodge and Little E. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_41_Watermelon_Slim.php Review of the Molly Hatchet concert on 10/05/07 at Hallandale Beach, Florida. Review by Parrothead. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_40_Molly_Hatchet.php Review of JJ Grey and MOFRO's 2007 release, Country Ghetto. Review by Bubba South. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_39_JJ_Grey_MOFRO.php The newest installment of Live Showcase with Little E: CharloTTomic Punks - Van Halen, 2007-09-27, Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Charlotte, NC, USA http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Feature_1_Live_Showcase.php#CharloTTomic_Punks Review of Rizorkestra's 2007 release, American Guitar. Review by Sir Hodge. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_38_Rizorkestra.php Review of Barry Manilow's 2007 release, The Greatest Songs of The Seventies. Review by Sir Hodge. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_37_Barry_Manilow.php Review of Mandrake Root's 2005 release, The Seventh Mirror. Review by Little E. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_36_Mandrake_Root.php "I'm Disappointed In The Nobs!" http://www.oraclesmusic.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=582 The newest installment of Live Showcase with Little E: Best Of Tour 1973 - Led Zeppelin. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Feature_1_Live_Showcase.php#Best_Of_Tour_1973 Review of Mississippi Heat's 2001 release, Footprints On The Ceiling. Review by Bubba South. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_35_Mississippi_Heat.php "Damn Boy, Where Ya Been?" http://www.oraclesmusic.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=582 Review of Blackfoot's 2007 CD/DVD release, Train Train: Southern Rock's Best (Live). Review by Bubba South. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_34_Blackfoot.php The premiere installment of Live Showcase with Little E. Starting things out is Bertha Blues, a soundboard recording from 1975-02-16 at Missouri Arena, St. Louis, MO, USA. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Feature_1_Live_Showcase.php "Like Father, Like Son" http://www.oraclesmusic.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=582 "Oracle Blues" http://www.oraclesmusic.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=582 Review of the Zappa Plays Zappa concert on 07/26/07 at The LC Pavillion in Columbus, Ohio. Review by Sir Hodge. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_33_Zappa_Plays_Zappa.php Review of Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter, & James Cotton's 2007 release, Breakin’ It Up, Breakin’ It Down. Review by Sir Hodge. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_32_Muddy_Waters.php Top Ten Things I Saw At the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rant by Sir Hodge. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Rant_8_Top_Ten_R&RHOF.php "Classic Rock Or Not?" http://www.oraclesmusic.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=582 Photos from the American Dog "Meet & Greet" and "Hard" album release, sponsored by Pool Hall Records on 06/10/07 in Columbus, Ohio. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Event_1_American_Dog.php Review of the Rowdy Frynds concert, featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd and Hank Williams, Jr. on 06/01/07 at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Review by Bubba South. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_31_Rowdy_Frynds.php Review of the Wish You Were Here concert at Lifestyles Communities Pavilion in Columbus, Ohio on 6/2/07. Review by Rooster. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_30_Wish_You_Were_Here.php Review of Maynard Ferguson's 2007 release, The One and Only Maynard Ferguson. Review by Sir Hodge. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_29_Maynard_Ferguson.php "Classic Tragedy At Its Finest" http://www.oraclesmusic.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=582 Review of the Rowdy Frynds concert, featuring 38 Special, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Hank Williams, Jr. on 5/11/07 at Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio. Review by Bubba South. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_28_Rowdy_Frynds.php Review of The Columbus Symphony Orchestra with The Smothers Brothers concert on May 19, 2007 at The Ohio Theatre in Columbus, Ohio. Review by Sir Hodge. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_27_Smothers_Brothers.php Led Zeppelin's 10 Most Underrated Songs. Rant by Little E. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Rant_7_Led_Zeppelin_Ten_Most_Underrated.php Review of Charlie Musselwhite's 2006 release, Delta Hardware. Review by Sir Hodge. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_26_Charlie_Musselwhite.php "Merry Un-Birthday" http://www.oraclesmusic.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=582 Review of Artimus Pyledriver's 2006 self-titled release, Artimus Pyledriver. Review by Bubba South. http://oraclesmusic.com/Review_25_Artimus_Pyledriver.php "ROIOs for the RIAA" http://www.oraclesmusic.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=582 Review of Rod Stewart's concert on April 25, 2007 at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Review by Rooster. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_23_Rod_Stewart.php Review of Watermelon Slim and The Workers 2007 release, The Wheel Man. Review by Sir Hodge. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_22_Watermelon_Slim.php Review of Jane's Addiction 1998 release, Nothing's Shocking. Review by Little E. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_21_Janes_Addiction.php Bubba South and Little E sit down and have a conversation about one of the most popular classic rock albums of all time, Burn by Deep Purple. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_20_Deep_Purple.php Review of Shaw Blades' 2006 release, Influence. Review by Sir Hodge. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_19_Shaw_Blades.php "An Intervention For Little E" http://www.oraclesmusic.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=582 Part Two of a two part series on the history of Hines Farm, one of the most influential Blues clubs in American history, located in Toledo, Ohio. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Rant_5_Hines_Farm_Pt2.php "Looking For That Classic Rock Sound" http://www.oraclesmusic.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=582 Review of Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush's 2007 re-release, Double Live. Review by Bubba South. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_18_Frank_Marino.php Review of Maynard Ferguson's 2007 release, M.F. Horn 4 & 5 - Live At Jimmy’s. Review by Sir Hodge. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_17_Maynard_Ferguson.php "I've Disapointed Bubba Again...And Little E" http://www.oraclesmusic.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=582 Review of Watermelon Slim and The Workers 2006 release, Watermelon Slim and The Workers. Review by Sir Hodge. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_16_Watermelon_Slim.php "Listen To That Guitar!" http://www.oraclesmusic.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=582 An Oracles annual event...Their Desert Island Picks for 2007 are now available! http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Desert_Island_2007.php Review of Dire Straits' 1985 release, Brothers In Arms. Review by Sir Hodge. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_15_Dire_Straits.php "With That Being Said...Happy Birthday Hodge!" http://www.oraclesmusic.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=582 Bubba South and Little E sit down and have a conversation about one of their favorite albums, Medusa, which was released by Trapeze in 1970 on the Threshold Records label. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_14_Trapeze.php "Let's Get Back To The Basics" http://www.oraclesmusic.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=582 Part One of a two part series on the history of Hines Farm, one of the most influential Blues clubs in American history, located in Toledo, Ohio. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Rant_4_Hines_Farm_Pt1.php "Who Let The Bird Out Of The Cage?" http://www.oraclesmusic.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=582 Review of Lynyrd Skynyrd's 2006 re-release, Gimme Back My Bullets (Deluxe Edition). http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_13_Lynyrd_Skynyrd.php "Blues Rainin' Down On Me" http://www.oraclesmusic.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=582 Review of Avenged Sevenfold's 2005 release, City Of Evil. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_12_Avenged_Sevenfold.php Review of the Smothers Brothers' 2002 DVD release, Smothered - The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_11_Smothers_Brothers.php "Jerry Garcia Meets Little E" http://www.oraclesmusic.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=582 Review of Dweezil Zappa's 2006 release, Go With What You Know. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_10_Dweezil_Zappa.php Review of Tony Bennett's concert at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida on 12/6/06. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_9_Tony_Bennett.html "Metal, Metal, and More Metal" http://www.oraclesmusic.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=582 Review of Australian Pink Floyd's concert at the Palace Theatre in Columbus, Ohio on 11/21/06. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_8_Australian_Pink_Floyd.php "Mr. Methane Meets Troy Gentry" http://www.oraclesmusic.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=582 "Holding On To Kurt Cobain" http://www.oraclesmusic.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=582 Review of Iron Maiden's 1983 release, Piece Of Mind. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_7_Iron_Maiden.php If you didn't see Barry Manilow on the 2006 AMA's, here is what you missed... http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Rant_2_Barry_Manilow_AMA.php Review of Frank Zappa's 2006 release, Trance-Fusion. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_5_Trance_Fusion.php A few of Little E's thoughts on Heavy Metal, The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, and the programming on VH1 Classic. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Rant_1_Metal_Hall_VH1Classic.php Review of Neil Young and Crazy Horse's 2006 release, Live At The Fillmore East. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_6_Neil_Young.php Review of Shooter Jennings and The 357's 2006 release, Shooter Jennings and The 357's Live at Irving Plaza 4.18.06. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_2_Shooter_Jennings.php Review of a MiniKiss "concert" at Lifestyles Community Pavilion in Columbus, Ohio on 10/27/06. http://www.oraclesmusic.com/Review_4_MiniKiss.php