Author Archive
04 Jun 2012
Interview: Clare & the Reasons, Part 1
Clare & the Reasons will appear in concert this Wednesday — June 6, 2012 — at LAB here in Asheville NC. — ed. It’s worth remembering – especially when one […]
01 Jun 2012
Album Review: Spock’s Beard- The X Tour Live
If you’re at all like me – let’s hope you’re not, but accept the possibility that (at least some of) you are – then you occasionally experience a particular and […]
31 May 2012
Book Review: Dick Wagner – Not Only Women Bleed
I’m decidedly old-school about any number of things. I prefer vinyl records to CDs (and CDs to mp3 files), and real books to e-books. But when I learned that famed […]
30 May 2012
Book Review: Ticket Masters
Every now and then, I’ll find myself engaged in a conversation with someone who laments the fact that “they don’t make movies like they used to.” In the old days, […]
29 May 2012
The Real Gone Interview, Part 2: Gordon Anderson
Continued from Part One… Sometimes, even when everything else lines up in a reissue’s favor, potential costs (licensing, etc.) put the project out of reach. “That does occur,” admits Real […]
28 May 2012
The Real Gone Interview, Part 1: Gordon Anderson
For many years, Collectors Choice Music was the go-to source for music fans wanting CD reissues of music from the past. Be it something straightforward, music that enjoyed mega-success on […]
25 May 2012
Album Review: The Thelonious Monk Quartet – Misterioso
Serious rock fans know the tale of Big Star. The Memphis group – led initially by Chris Bell and Alex Chilton – released two (or three, depending on whether one […]
24 May 2012
Album Review: Alarm Clock Conspiracy
A few years back, a good friend of mine phoned me up and invited me to come out with him to see his friend’s new band. Rarely one to pass […]
23 May 2012
Album Review: Wally – Montpellier
With a sound that falls somewhere between Dire Straits and Pink Floyd, the goofily-named Wally creates a musical ambience that is rooted in classic rock styles, yet vaguely contemporary-feeling. On […]
22 May 2012
Album Review: Albert King – I’ll Play the Blues For You
By 1972, legendary blues guitarist and vocalist Albert King had little if anything left to prove. Pushing fifty, the man was a giant both in reputation and physical stature. His […]