I grew up on the rock songs of my parents, which filled car rides with tunes by The Eagles, Bob Seger, and Fleetwood Mac. Later, my school friends helped me broaden my scope a little more, introducing me to heavy metal and the wondrous songs of Metallica, Megadeth, and the like. Since then I've taken a liking to bluegrass music, which I'm still getting used to, and finding that I really love the mandolin. Connect with Barry on: Google+ | Facebook | Twitter
Emotionally driven, from start to finish, is the debut Brian Larkin album, Far Enough Into The Void. To ...
On January 31, 2014 / By Barry AdkinsChicago’s Emperors and Elephants, a band that formed in 2010, has been gathering momentum through the years. It’s already ...
On January 18, 2014 / By Barry AdkinsI’m going to do this one backwards. Stop what you’re doing right now and go purchase The Shiver, ...
On December 24, 2013 / By Barry AdkinsAs I listened to the title track from Death Toll Rising’s newest album, Infection Legacy, something clicked. As ...
On December 15, 2013 / By Barry Adkins“Be careful this weekend. There’s a winter storm coming in.” This was the foreboding text I received Saturday ...
On December 12, 2013 / By Barry AdkinsI’ve been enjoying Pop Evil’s most recent album, Onyx, so much that I nearly forgot that I needed to ...
On December 1, 2013 / By Barry AdkinsMahogany Head Grenade is an odd name. I haven’t a clue what it means, but that doesn’t make ...
On November 24, 2013 / By Barry AdkinsEarlier this year, Richmond, Va.-based band, Carbon Leaf, released its first full-blown Celtic-Rock album, entitled Ghost Dragon Attacks Castle, ...
On November 16, 2013 / By Barry AdkinsIn the world of Chris Thile, I’m a relative newcomer. I had no idea who he was until around ...
On November 3, 2013 / By Barry AdkinsI won’t lie. It was the names that caught my interest. But, from the opening notes ringing out in ...
On October 27, 2013 / By Barry Adkins