pop Archive
04 Jan 2022
Album Review: Nick Frater — Earworms
There’s an ineffable character that connects bands like Cheap Trick, Material Issue, The Raspberries, Matthew Sweet, Ben Folds and a select few others. Their various approaches to music may not […]
01 Jan 2022
30 Days Out, January 2022 #1: Ska City, Nordista Freeze, James McMurtry, Caravan Palace
Happy New Year! And today also marks another, more personal celebration: This is the seven-year anniversary of “30 Days Out.” Through the years, its mission has never changed: twice a […]
18 Dec 2021
The Be Positives – Everything About the Be Positives
This Manchester outfit released its self-titled debut in 2019, and has continued in earnest on a creative path in the months since then. A single, “It’s Easy (If You Try)” […]
07 Dec 2021
Album Review: Rachel Flowers — Bigger on the Inside
The manner in which I first discovered Rachel Flowers is, I would imagine, similar to the way that many others learned of this remarkable artist. Videos on YouTube showcased her […]
06 Dec 2021
Album Review: Tito Jackson — Under Your Spell
If you’re any of the offspring of Joe Jackson of Gary, Indiana, your surname carries with it a great deal of baggage. The stunningly talented Jackson 5 (later The Jacksons) […]
02 Dec 2021
Hundred-word Reviews December 2021 #1
Happy December! While I’ve been busy with activities related to the impending publishing of my book Disturbing the Peace: 415 Records and the Rise of New Wave, I’ve found time […]
18 Nov 2021
Album Review: Bill Lloyd — Working the Long Game
While it’s true that Bill Lloyd first came to prominence as half of the c&w duo Foster and Lloyd – an outfit that did some fine work in that genre […]
13 Nov 2021
Album Review: The Weeklings — In Their Own Write
Had The Weeklings never done anything beyond the perfect Beatles pastiche of “Little Tease,” they wold be worthy of note and praise. But they have done more, and its all […]
09 Nov 2021
Album Review: Ram On – The 50th Anniversary Tribute to Paul and Linda McCartney’s ‘Ram’
If you read Musoscribe with anything approaching regularity (and sincere thanks if you do), the name Fernando Perdomo will be a familiar one. An in-demand multifarious session player, he also […]
08 Nov 2021
Album Review: Wesley Stace — Late Style
For most of his professional career Wesley Stace has worked using the stage name/sobriquet John Wesley Harding. The singer-songwriter’s love (and command) of wordplay is second to none; leave it […]