Author Archive
28 May 2025
Album Review: Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks — Live: Perpetual Change
In progressive music fandom circles, a popular pastime is debating the merits of various Yes lineups. A lively argument is sure to ensue among progheads when the question is raised: […]
27 May 2025
Album Review: The Mayflies USA – Kickless Kids
North Carolina boasts a proud power pop tradition. Maybe you call it melodic rock, or jangle rock, or indie rock or college rock; take your pick and don’t throw shade […]
26 May 2025
Album Review: The Chemistry Set – An Introduction to The Chemistry Set
My introduction to The Chemistry Set was a 2022 album called Pink Felt Trip. Really fine stuff, and recommended. If you’re not already hip to their sounds, your introduction, gentle […]
25 May 2025
Album Review: Yahtzee Brown – You Got This
I get lots of music in my mailbox. And I’m not complaining; helpful artists, labels and publicists send me a steady stream of sounds, and it’s not uncommon to discover […]
24 May 2025
Five Great Tracks featuring Carol Kaye
One of the greatest – and most prolific – bass guitarists in the history of recorded music is Carol Kaye. With session credits numbering more than 10,000, Kaye is one […]
23 May 2025
Album Review: Murray Attaway – [tense music plays…]
I grew up in the 1970s and ‘80s in metro Atlanta. That meant I had a front row seat to the development and rise of bands like Dixie Dregs, Kansas, […]
22 May 2025
All Roads Lead to 880 South
The band 880 South has its roots in the South Bay. Across three-plus decades and thousands of miles, the reggae-infused band has weathered twists, turns, successes, breakups and reformations. But […]
21 May 2025
50 Years On, Buzzcocks Still Have Harmony in Their Heads
Buzzcocks came roaring out of the UK punk scene of the late 1970s. But the influential Manchester group launched in 1976 stood apart from contemporaries like Sex Pistols and The […]
20 May 2025
Album Review: The Iveys – How Much is the Sky
Seasoned Badfinger fans know the broad outlines of the story: before they were rechristened by The Beatles, Badfinger were The Iveys. Under that name, the Welsh group even made an […]
19 May 2025
Album Review: Bob Mosley – Bob Mosley
The saga of Moby Grape is one of the saddest in rock history. Possessed of stunning levels of creativity and talent, the San Francisco group fell victim to a poisonous […]