This is the twenty-first in a series of Rock & Roll features I’m writing for this site. I’m a rock and roller, so this column is a way for me to feature a different album that I like, from different genres every month. Perhaps unlike a lot of other rock fans, I’ve always really liked double albums (or multi disk/mutli CD albums… but I’ll continue to use the “double album” term for simplicity). I don’t know if it’s because I like the breadth of material they contain, the thought of a band... Read Full Story

Time for another Carnival of Rock ‘n’ Roll. September certainly seemed to fly by for me, not to sure about anyone else out there, but October is already looking promising if this carnival is anything to go by.. let’s get right to it, shall we? Ari from Smart Music Review is not only starting off our carnival this month, but is also discussing one of my favorite albums in: Rage Against the Machine: The Battle of Los Angeles Scott from ZombieChatter provided me with yet another indication... Read Full Story

Well it is finally official… the much anticipated (at least for us Pumpkins fans) 20th anniversary tour of the Smashing Pumpkins. 2008 marks the 20th year for this band and I’ve certainly been glad they’ve been around that long providing us with amazing music the whole time. To celebrate this anniversary the band has scheduled special shows in a bunch of cities including (and it’s about time I might add) their hometown of Chicago, where I just happen to be from. The tour will run a total... Read Full Story

It seems as if this has been a harder year than most in terms of rock and roll related deaths, and today I am sorry to say that that trend continues with another major loss. Richard Wright, keyboardist and founding member of Pink Floyd passed away yesterday at the age of 65 after a long battle with cancer. I don’t even know where to begin when discussing the magic of Wright’s keyboard work with Pink Floyd, the overall impact of the band as a whole or the sadness I feel in the wake of his... Read Full Story

It’s been rough times here in the midwestern USA. Recent storms have caused ridiculous flooding, but I’m sure it’s only a taste of what it’s like down in Texas and the south. Hurricane Ike has hit pretty hard it seem and lthough good preparation and the hard work of a lot of brave people has hopefully kept casualties to a minimum, it’s still a difficult situation. I’m sure everyone is doing everything they can to help those effected by recent storms either by physically doing what they can... Read Full Story

As some of you may be aware, it’s been exciting times in the world of rock recently. Rumors are flying left and right and there’s been plenty of controversy as well, what with certain political parties deciding to use some “unlicensed” music as part of their campaign. Amongst all of that though, there was an album, first leaked and now released from a little metal band called Metallica. Death Magnetic is the name of the new album and Metallica fans have been clamoring to hear the new music... Read Full Story

You may not realize it if you haven’t been following the Soul of Rock ‘n’ Roll for that long, but it’s almost been two years since I started writing these rock and roll features. That’s a fair amount of time that’s passed since the first ones were written, but listening back to those albums, in most cases, I still feel the same way I did when I first wrote them. All I really set out to do originally was to convey my thoughts on some of my favorite albums and hopefully encourage a few other... Read Full Story

Man, am I glad that August is over. I don’t know about the rest of you, but it sure was a hectic month on my end. September is looking to be busy as well, if not busier, but hopefully there won’t be nearly as many surprises along the way. Enough about that though, lets get this month started off right with a high quality Carnival of Rock ‘n’ Roll and hopefully the positive vibes will carry through the rest of September. Although it’s not a purely music related piece, we’re starting off... Read Full Story

Just wishing everyone out there a happy Labor Day from the Soul of Rock ‘n’ Roll. As is customary in the States, we celebrate Labor Day by engaging in as little actual “labor” as possible and here at the Soul of Rock ‘n’ Roll we’re no different. Check back tomorrow though for September 2008’s Carnival of Rock ‘n’ Roll. it’s looking like it’ll be a good one. Take care, D.A.N. Owner/Editor - The Soul of Rock ‘n’ Roll Music/Rock and Roll Blog - www.soulofrocknroll.com A Division of Fifth... Read Full Story

Sadly it appears as if another great musician has left us recently. LeRoi Moore, founding member and saxophonist (and general woodwind player) for the Dave Matthews Band passed away the other day at 43 from complications after a vehicle accident earlier this summer. Back in what seems a little like a past life these days, I was a huge DMB fan, and although I did eventually grow out of that, I still enjoy their music from time to time, think they are definitely talented and put on some of the... Read Full Story