![MUSIC REVIEW: ALICIA BLUE – Inner Child Work Part 2 [EP]](https://i0.wp.com/100percentrock.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/735132.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 "MUSIC REVIEW: ALICIA BLUE – Inner Child Work Part 2 [EP]")
Label: Magnetic Moon Release Date: March 3, 2023 Rating: 92% Reviewer: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur Building on her July 2022 EP, Alicia has dropped another five slices of goodness on us and I loved jumping into these tracks and being able to spread the word after some drop date delays. Disc opener “Best Hands” opens with […]
Label: Rat Pak Records Release Date: February 24, 2023 Rating: 95% Reviewer: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur According to a recent press release: “Not many bands can say they are releasing their third album thirty-five years after their debut, but not many bands have the history that California rockers Roxanne have. Originally formed in the late 80’s, Roxanne garnered […]
Label: Sumerian Records Release Date: October 21, 2022 Rating: 100% Reviewer: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur Time after time I review stuff from the Black Veil Brides and every time I remember exactly what it was that drew me in from the first listen. These guys know how to craft songs that will more than please the […]
Label: Three Dog Music Release Date: February 3, 2023 Rating: 98% Reviewer: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur The Winery Dogs is one of the best “all-star” collaborations out there today, in my opinion. There is something about these three guys that just settles perfectly in my rock and roll world. The trios latest and third release aptly […]
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Label: Independent Release Date: February 2, 2023 Rating: 90% Reviewer: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur A two-track EP from Raue drops later this week. According to a recent press release: “Up-and-coming punk duo Raue is excited to announce their forthcoming EP KARMA!!, set to be released on February 2nd. Featuring two brand new tracks, KARMA!! pulls inspiration from the 90’s grunge scene. Raue is a […]
Label: Spinefarm Release Date: January 6, 2023 Rating: 92% Reviewer: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur Punk has never been a genre I have aligned myself with… even with all the metal and hard rock I get into. Turning over a new leaf at the turn of the year, I decided I am going to be open to […]
Label: Streamline Records Release Date: October 7, 2022 Rating: 100% Reviewer: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur Closing out the 2022 review year, I am capping it off with as great release from Detroit, MI rockers Artificial Agent. There has been mutual love between the band and 100% Rock for some time now, but it stems from the […]
SINGLE REVIEW: ROSE CARLEO BAND – HELL AIN’T A BAD PLACE TO BE Independent 9th December, 2022 93% Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar AC/DC covers are a dime a dozen – and let’s be honest, not a lot of them are fit to lay in the shadow of Bon Scott’s statue, much less stand on their […]
![MUSIC REVIEW: MADELINE MERLO – Slide [EP]](https://i0.wp.com/100percentrock.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 "MUSIC REVIEW: MADELINE MERLO – Slide [EP]")
Label: This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Wheelhouse Records Release Date: September 23, 2022 Rating: 89% Reviewer: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur Some Country artists are in my wheel house and others aren’t and I know it right away. There is something about newcomer Madeline Merlo that literally slid her into my listening rotation. Here EP is four […]
Label: Fearless Records Release Date: October 7, 2022 Rating: 93% Reviewer: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur You HAVE to dig into a disc when one of your favorite publicists places a bolded statement in a release about something NOT being a metal record. My tastes are all over the board so of course I had to take […]
ALBUM REVIEW: THE DEAD DAISIES – RADIANCE SPV 30 September, 2022 Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 90% The mighty Face Your Fear kicks off album number six for The Dead Daisies, and immediately Glenn Hughes reminds us why he earned the “Voice of Rock” moniker all those years ago. That his voice remains so rich, soulful […]
![MUSIC REVIEW: EVEN FLOW – Mediterraneo [EP]](https://i0.wp.com/100percentrock.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/071913.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 "MUSIC REVIEW: EVEN FLOW – Mediterraneo [EP]")
Label: Independent Release Date: October 3, 2022 Rating: 90% Reviewer: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur Let’s be clear — prog rock is not something I listen to on a regular basis… as a matter of fact, most times I steer clear but something about this EP drew me to listen (probably the Italian connection as my favorite singer […]
![MUSIC REVIEW: OF VIRTUE – Sinner [EP]](https://i0.wp.com/100percentrock.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1f7a09e7-9bff-5ff2-0005-522a0f2b4707.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 "MUSIC REVIEW: OF VIRTUE – Sinner [EP]")
Label: Arising Empire Release Date: August 12, 2022 Rating: 94% Reviewer: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur According to a recent press release: “Michigan metalcore band Of Virtue have announced their upcoming EP, titled Sinner. it arrives on August 12. What began as a humble, promising metalcore act born from the blistering chill and barren fields of mid-Michigan has continued to […]
Label: Fearless Records Release Date: September 9, 2022 Rating: 92% Reviewer: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur According to a recent press release: “Everything changes. As days roll into years, we grow and transform with each passing season. Eat Your Heart Out creatively harness this perpetual forward motion in their music. The Newcastle, Australia band —Caitlin Henry [vocals], Will Moore […]
Label: The Players Group / Mascot Label Group Release Date: August 19, 2022 Rating: 95% Reviewer: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur According to a recent press release: “If you’ve listened to music in the last 50 years, including any of the iconic artists above, you were hearing David Paich. Music is the soundtrack of our lives, and […]
![MUSIC REVIEW: JODI ESSEX – Fearless [EP]](https://i0.wp.com/100percentrock.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Copy-of-COVER-Fearless-EP-only.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 "MUSIC REVIEW: JODI ESSEX – Fearless [EP]")
Label: 4031 Records Release Date: July 8, 2022 Rating: 95% Reviewer: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur Forget EVERYTHING you ever heard, learned, or misconceived about Christian Rock. It’s rock with a message. All great music has a message… sometimes it is personal, other times it can be misguided, and with Jodi Essex it is spiritual. But it […]
Label: UMG Recordings Release Date: July 8, 2022 Rating: 97% Reviewer: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur Reviewing live albums or greatest hits packages are not my normal fare. While I love hits albums for the easy access to the more well-known tracks, you often miss some great uncovered gems that radio, the label, or casual fans dismissed. […]
Label: Reslau Records Release Date: June 24, 2022 Rating: 99% Reviewer: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur When recently asked to describe the new music, frontman Adam Stevenson told me in a recent Dirty Dozen installment: “Our debut album A Hero’s Journey is a concept album based on the hero’s journey archetype coined by Joseph Campbell, so for lovers of […]
Label: Rat Pack Records Release Date: June 24, 2022 Rating: 93% Reviewer: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur It seems every five years, Projected unleashes new music. After the double album opus released in 2017, I feared we may have to wait 10 years, but the pandemic allowed the band to crank through some new music for us […]
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Label: Magnetic Moon Release Date: July 15, 2022 Rating: 94% Reviewer: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur Another fresh and new to me artist Alicia Blue is dropping an EP with five great songs that spread her musical talent across the various tracks in different ways. Disc opener “Dog Days in LA” is more of a singer-songwriter style […]
