13 Dec 2012
Album Review: Phil Manzanera and Anna Le – Nth Entities
I’m the first to admit it: I generally don’t “get” poetry. I appreciate good lyrics, but as often as not my attention is drawn more to the sound and texture […]
07 Apr 2011
Album Review: Phil Manzanera – Diamond Head
When, in 1975, Phil Manzanera put together his debut solo LP Diamond Head, fans of Roxy Music already expected something special. The versatile guitarist was already well-known for his highly […]
18 Oct 2010
Album Review: Phil Manzanera – The Music 1972-2008
Guitarist Phil Manzanera is one of those characters to which one can rightly apply the phrase “musician’s musician.” Never one to crave — much less hog — the spotlight, Manzanera […]
27 May 2019
Give it a Whirl: Split Enz’s ‘Frenzy’ at 40
A skewed art-pop band greatly influenced by Roxy Music and Skyhooks, today Split Enz is remembered chiefly as the group that featured Neil Finn, later of Crowded House (and currently […]
23 May 2018
Hundred-word Reviews for May 2018
There’s so much great new music that it’s difficult to keep up with it all. I’m here to help, but it’s tough for me to keep pace as well. To […]
23 May 2014
Album Reviews: Brand X — Is There Anything About? / Missing Period / Live at the Roxy L.A.
It’s a popular (and not wholly inaccurate) contention that Phil Collins did his best work with Genesis in the immediate years after Peter Gabriel left, and then – around the […]
21 May 2014
Album Review: Jack Bruce — Silver Rails
Let us consider for a few moments the current conditions of the three musicians formerly of Cream. Drummer Ginger Baker has made a career out of being disagreeable (see the […]
08 Apr 2013
Album Review: Curved Air – Airwaves
Not to take anything away from the impressive achievements of The Police (their dubious 21st century reunion notwithstanding), but it’s long been a source of some amusement among rock historians […]
24 Jan 2013
Capsule Reviews: January 2013, Part 6
Here’s the final — for now — of four installments in my occasional series of capsule reviews; you’ll find rock, blue-eyed soul, fusion and breezy SoCal pop. I had a […]
19 Oct 2012
Coming Attractions
Between day-job commitments, (happy) personal matters, and blog-related travel, these are busy days at Musoscribe World Headquarters. My goal is to deliver fresh, new content – usually 500-1000 words – […]
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