asheville Archive
07 May 2014
Album Review: Drivin N Cryin – Songs for the Turntable
This longtime fixture of the Atlanta (and beyond) music scene has recently embarked upon a project in which leader Kevn Kinney puts together a handful of thematically-related tunes (usually including […]
22 Apr 2014
Moogfest Preview: The Volt Per Octaves
The original idea for Moogfest came about while Dr. R.A. Moog (“Bob” to everyone who knew him and many who didn’t) was still among the living. Originally a smallish New […]
15 Apr 2014
Zombies Among Us: A Conversation with Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone (Part Three)
Continued from Part Two… One thing that has changed – somewhat – is Rod Argent‘s keyboard arsenal. “I would only ever use my real [Hammond] C3, a Leslie [rotating speaker], […]
14 Apr 2014
Zombies Among Us: A Conversation with Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… “I can’t tell you why [Odessey and Oracle] wasn’t successful when it first came out,” offers Rod Argent, “unless it was the fact that everything was […]
11 Apr 2014
Zombies Among Us: A Conversation with Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone (Part One)
The Zombies are among the fondly-remembered cast of characters from the British Invasion (or, as they somewhat more succinctly call it in the UK, the Beat Era). While they certainly […]
01 Mar 2014
Bonus Weekend Feature: The Black Angels’ Alex Maas Talks About Roky Erickson
Austin-based band Black Angels have a finely tuned sense of history. While their music – often described by the band members themselves as “tribal psychedelic” – doesn’t aim to slavishly […]
11 Feb 2014
Yuck’s “Glow & Behold” — Shoegaze Meets Melody (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… The first record was self-produced; for Glow & Behold, the band chose to work with Chris Coady, who’s worked with other indie-styled artists like Smith Westerns, […]
10 Feb 2014
Yuck’s “Glow & Behold” — Shoegaze Meets Melody (Part One)
In October 2013, London/New York-based Yuck released Glow & Behold, their second album. And while a “cold” listen to it – as in, using ears that had never heard their […]
10 Jan 2014
Concert Review & Photoblog: Fitz and the Tantrums, Asheville NC, 5 Nov. 2013
Modern r&b-flavored pop act Fitz and the Tantrums returned to Asheville recently for an enthusiastic, packed-house reception. Focusing on tunes from their second album (2013’s More than Just a Dream) […]
09 Jan 2014
Jamie Laval’s “Christmas in Scotland”
A deep love and understanding of Celtic cultural and musical traditions; a foundation of classical training; and a fresh look at celebrating the Holiday season: that was the recipe for […]