review Archive
07 Sep 2026
Blu-ray Review: Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story
Viewers and listeners of a certain age know that Born Innocent was the title of a lurid-for-its-time 1974 TV move starring Linda Blair. Rock fanatics know that the title also […]
02 Sep 2026
Album Review: Albert King – I’ll Play the Blues for You
After a decade of releasing singles for Parrot, King and Bobbin, Albert King had only one chart success – 1961’s “Don’t Throw Your Love on Me So Strong” (R&B #14) […]
20 Aug 2026
Hundred-word Reviews, August 2026 #3: Jazz
For this installment of my Hundred-word Reviews, I take a quick look at five archival jazz releases. Four of them are sourced from newly-discovered private tapes documenting performances at Chicago’s […]
19 Aug 2026
Hundred-word Reviews, August 2026 #2: More New Releases
Like it says above: more. All great. Jim Basnight – Under the Rock Aficionados of power pop may have first come into contact with the music of Jim Basnight when […]
18 Aug 2026
Hundred-word Reviews, August 2026 #1: New Releases
Time once again for some hundred-word reviews. As a reminder, if it gets covered here, it has my seal of approval; implicit in that is that it deserves a longer, […]
04 Aug 2026
Album Review: Strawberry Alarm Clock – Where’s One?
Strawberry Alarm Clock got a bad rap. Thanks to their period-evoking name (see also: Electric Prunes, Vanilla Fudge, Peanut Butter Conspiracy et. al.) the group’s image is sort of captured […]
30 Jul 2026
Album Review: Toadies – The Charmer
Toadies have been around while; the band came together in 1989 in Fort Worth, releasing their debut album that same year. While that self-released disc Slaphead didn’t sell, they kept […]
29 Jul 2026
Album Review: Red Rockers – It’s in Our Blood
Red Rockers were one of the most exciting bands of their era. Coming around out of New Orleans in 1979, the group combined a passionate, left-wing worldview and lyrical sensibility […]
28 Jul 2026
Album Review: Ray Barretto – Acid
Launched in New York City in 1964, Fania Records quickly became a major force in the salsa music world. Over the years, Fania has released important works by some of […]
27 Jul 2026
Album Review: Eddie “Blues Man” Kirkland – It’s the Blues Man!
Though he released a string of solo singles in the early 1950s, Jamaica-born Eddie Kirkland earned his stripes touring with John Lee Hooker for more than a decade. Right around […]