Author Archive
16 Jul 2026
Joe Jackson: Still Burning with Creativity (Part 1 of 2)
Released April 10, Hope and Fury is the 22nd studio album from British-born singer, songwriter, pianist, composer and band leader Joe Jackson. First coming to fame as an outlier in […]
15 Jul 2026
30 Days Out, July 2026 #2: Watchhouse, Kurt Vile, Andrew Thelston Band, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Three fascinating nationally-touring acts are the focus of this roundup of live music in and around Asheville. Music highlights of the coming 30 days also include a date by a […]
14 Jul 2026
The (Qo)Buz About High Quality Streaming Audio (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… The Human Element While some services cater to listeners interested in the latest pop single, Qobuz takes a more curated, intelligent view. “We’re very album-focused,” Mackta […]
13 Jul 2026
The (Qo)Buz About High Quality Streaming Audio (Part 1 of 2)
Qobuz helps listeners rediscover music Overcoming some of the primary disadvantages of streaming audio services – low quality, limited and confusing choices and paltry payments to artists – a France-based […]
10 Jul 2026
Bonus: Peter Baumann Talks About Conrad Schnitzler
Following on from my chat with Peter Baumann about his solo album Romance 76 and his work with Tangerine Dream, I spoke with him about his working relationship and friendship […]
09 Jul 2026
The Romance of Peter Baumann (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… Certainly, if one likes Tangerine Dream, they’ll appreciate Romance 76. But your debut record is different enough sonically so that it stands apart. On the record’s […]
08 Jul 2026
The Romance of Peter Baumann (Part 1 of 2)
A much shorter edit of this conversation (and the associated one discussing Schnitzler) first appeared on The Tonearm. Peter Baumann has had a fascinating career. Long before founding indie record […]
07 Jul 2026
Min Xiao-Fen’s ‘Boundless’ Musical Adventure
An edited version of this interview first appeared in The Tonearm. Bridging East and West in a novel way, one of the world’s foremost exponents of the Chinese pipa has […]
06 Jul 2026
Book Review: With a Little Help From Their Friends
In his introduction to With a Little Help From Their Friends, author Stuart Maconie raises a not-so-rhetorical question: Does the world need another book about the Beatles? To paraphrase his […]
03 Jul 2026
Mongolian Rock: The Real Hu (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… Do you find that the Hu’s messages come through in the music even though many listeners don’t understand the words? There are so many fans who […]