best-of list Archive
24 Dec 2013
Best of 2013: DVDs
Yesterday I did a quick round-up of notable album reissues from 2013. Today it’s DVDs. Click on the titles for a full review (except as noted). Brian Wilson, Songwriter 1969-1982 […]
23 Dec 2013
Best of 2013: Reissues/Archival Releases
It’s that time, again: the time of year when I coast to the New Year’s finish line and post a string of best-of lists. It’s not simply a place-holding exercise; […]
11 Oct 2013
Peering Into the Archives
I launched the Musoscribe blog in summer 2009, more than four years ago. There are currently more than 1150 interviews, essays and reviews here. But I had been writing about […]
29 Jul 2013
My Road Trip Soundtrack
As I prepared for my current 12-hours-each-way trip to visit my parents in Florida (making sure to leave my hoodie at home and not anger the self-appointed watcher of their […]
04 Jul 2013
Happy Independence Day, and More
Since today is (a) an American holiday and (b) a mere few days after the halfway point of 2013, I thought that instead of a review, essay or feature, I’d […]
01 Jan 2013
Musoscribe’s Best 12 of 2012, Part Two
Yesterday I covered six of the best and most notable (but under-the-radar) releases of 2012. Here are six more. World Party – Arkeology Karl Wallinger was one of those artists […]
31 Dec 2012
Musoscribe’s Best 12 of 2012, Part One
Yeah, everybody does their “Best of the Year” lists. Why should I be any different? Well, partly because I can’t help it. My own tastes are decidedly outside the mainstream. […]
09 May 2012
It’s a Raider-palooza!
As more-than-occasional readers of this blog may have noticed, I have written pretty extensively about matters related to Paul Revere and the Raiders. For those interested, here’s a quick summary […]
23 Dec 2011
Best of 2011: New Music
This was easily the most difficult category for me. So many amazing albums came out that it’s pure folly to limit myself to only five. So I haven’t (but six […]
01 Jul 2011
Two Years of Musoscribe: Paul Revere & the Raiders
To celebrate the two-year anniversary of this blog, I’m taking the opportunity to look back over some of the more than five hundred blog entries I’ve posted. I’ve conducted interviews, […]