November 2, 2015 - The polls have closed for ROCKWIRED.COM's recent ARTIST OF THE MONTH campaign. Voters from all over the U.S. and the world made their vote count and JOHN TAGLIERI   is ROCKWIRED.COM's newest ARTIST OF THE MONTH. This si the second time that Mr. TAGLIERI has won the the title. The first time was back in June of 2013. When ROCKWIRED first became acquainted with JOHN TAGLIERI he was a breath of fresh air. He was proof that a male singer-songwriter could rock and not conform to the oh-so-sensitive stereotype that have permeated the industry post-JOHN MAYER. Even better - he doesn't have that phlegm-y sounding voice. Yes TAGLIERI was a rocker with a rather refined pop sensibility but on his previous two releases the bald troubadour took a more genteel, Nashville-styled approach to his music that saw some action on the charts but had us wondering when we were going to hear that hard-edged sound that made him stand out  from the crowd. With the release of his new EP TRUE BELIEVER, JOHN TAGLIERI - the rocker - has returned but he's older, wiser, and more capable than ever of  issuing the sort of music that can make you think all while banging your head just a little. The tracks DON'T ASK WHY and MAD, MAD WORLD demonstrate a true return to form and have made us believers once again. 

Other nominees for ARTIST OF THE MONTH included  BOBAFLEX, SHAMANIC, WOLF SAGA, KORE ROZZIK, JOHN TAGLIERI, VERMILLION ROAD and THROW THE TEMPLE.