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15 Oct 2009
Congrats to the Cheeksters!
My good friends (and, as it happens, a wonderful band) The Cheeksters have one of their songs featured on some new NFL Network spots. A big break, and one that’s […]
07 Oct 2009
Sound and Vision from the Smithereens
Below is a clip containing some (grainy) still photos of the Smithereens onstage at the 2009 Charlotte Pop Fest. The audio is a portion of the song “Any Other Way” […]
06 Oct 2009
Buy This Album!
I mean it. I’m gonna keep after you until you do. Trust me: it’s great. The video below is a reasonably good sampler of what Dennis Diken‘s Late Music sounds […]
05 Oct 2009
Preview of Upcoming Posts
There’s quite a lot in the hopper right now; here’s a brief summary of items I’m working on. This is NOT a complete list… Interviews and Features: Ian Anderson of […]
01 Oct 2009
Audio Preview: James McMurtry – Live in Europe
Here’s an audio preview of the song “Bayou Tortue”, the opening track from James McMurtry‘s forthcoming album Live in Europe. His press kit quotes some heavy hitters: The Village Voice […]
28 Sep 2009
It Can’t Get Better Than This
The only thing better that spending an evening interviewing Dennis Diken of The Smithereens — discussing his new album Late Music (in stores tomorrow! review here) would be to interview […]
24 Aug 2009
New Porcupine Tree Video from Upcoming Album
Porcupine Tree posted a new video from their forthcoming album The Incident today. On first impression, the visuals evoked a strong sense of what I guess I’d call Englishness, and […]
03 Aug 2009
Review Teaser: Dennis Diken with Bell Sound
Smashing! I just went to the mailbox and found my advance copy of the new album by Dennis Diken with Bell Sound. Diken is — among other cool things — […]
31 Jul 2009
Porcupine Tree: The Incident
This is big. UK progressive rock quartet Porcupine Tree will release their latest album — a 2CD set called The Incident on September 15. A sampler from the album is […]