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Been away from writing here for awhile...very busy with work and personal situations, but I'm back temporarily to jot down a few impressions of a magazine I recently discovered at my local Giant (of all places!)

The May 2011 issue of Classic Rock, in particular, has been hard to put down. And the sampler that comes with it is loaded with great covers of classic rock tracks by contemporary musicians. Micki Free's cover of "Voodoo Chile" would do Hendrix proud.

Other stand-outs include takes on Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain" (by Taking Dawn), Pink Floyd's "Lucifer Sam" (by The Luck of Eden Hall) AC/DC's "Kicke in The Teeth" (by Black Spiders) and Queen's "Bicycle Race" (by Mama's Gun).

But really, the whole thing is just terrific and great for listening to while you're out and about in gorgeous weather with the car windows down:)

This particular issue also discusses the 100 Greatest Songwriters...loaded with lots of tributes from one musician to another (i.e. Carlos Santana explains why B.B. King means so much to him, Donovan pays homage to Leonard Cohen)