Author Archive
08 May 2026
Toubab Krewe: A Hard Drive Full of Ideas
Toubab Krewe launched in 2005 with a unique synthesis of African and Western musical textures. Drawing on tradition infused with a contemporary approach, the group debuted on record that same […]
07 May 2026
Armageddon’s First and Last Stand (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… The first time I heard “Silver Tightrope,” I thought, “This sounds a little bit like Yes…” I felt like it shared some of the progressive qualities […]
06 May 2026
Armageddon’s First and Last Stand (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… Martin Pugh: So I called Aynsley Dunbar, who I had known from England; he had actually tried to get me to join his band, Retaliation. I […]
05 May 2026
Armageddon’s First and Last Stand (Part 1 of 3)
(A shorter, edited version of this feature appeared previously in The Tonearm.) Armageddon was one of those groups that could have only come together in the 1970s. Formed in the […]
04 May 2026
Richard Thompson: Master of Studio and Stage
Richard Thompson discusses studio vs. live performance, composing vs. improvisation, and more Some musical artists are studio rats. Decades apart, the Beatles and XTC quit touring mid-career, cloistering themselves away […]
02 May 2026
Bonus Single Review: Schizo Fun Addict – “Pasteline Dream” b/w “Fate Reprise”
Regular readers of Musoscribe may know that I posted seven days a week for a few years before going back to my original five-a-week, business-days-only posting regimen. They may also […]
01 May 2026
30 Days Out, May 2026 #1: Blue Ridge Orchestra, Wallflowers, Furious Bongos, George Terry
For this roundup for live music in Asheville, I take a quick look at two local acts and two touring groups. Support live music! Artist: Blue Ridge Orchestra Venue: Wortham […]
30 Apr 2026
WAIL: The Visual Language of Prestige Records (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… Mark Havens: Right, because the first run always seemed to be printed in very small numbers. And then, as is mentioned in the book, Weinstock would […]
29 Apr 2026
WAIL: The Visual Language of Prestige Records (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… Chris Entwistle: Everything that Mark said is absolutely true. And on a personal note, as [the project] started to get close to 20 years, Mark would […]
28 Apr 2026
WAIL: The Visual Language of Prestige Records (Part 1 of 3)
Almost from its very beginning, Prestige Records was a landmark record label, a giant in the world of jazz. Artists including Dorothy Ashby, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Thelonious […]