fastball Archive
08 Nov 2024
Fastball: ‘The Way’ to Create a Classic Tune
This story appeared previously in SPIN. Fastball’s Tony Scalzo recalls the making of “The Way,” the band’s biggest hit When Austin, Texas trio Fastball released “The Way,” the first single […]
20 Sep 2019
Hundred-word Reviews for September 2019, Part 2
More capsule reviews! New music! Vinyl titles are noted with the designation (LP). Fastball – The Help Machine If you’re a certain age, you remember “The Way.” If you were […]
15 Nov 2018
Hundred-word Reviews, November 2018 Part 1
More hundred-word reviews. If you’ve wandered in here before, you know the drill: they’re all worthwhile and deserve deeper coverage. These ten are all archival, reissue or compilation releases. Oakland […]