Author Archive
28 Mar 2012
DVD Review: Todd Rundgren – Todd Live
Todd Rundgren is a visionary artist. And like all true visionaries – those who follow their muse where it leads them – his output has been, in the minds of […]
27 Mar 2012
Album Review: Little Richard – Here’s Little Richard
Little Richard (Penniman) is notorious for his high estimation of his influence on popular music. Among those who’ve studied the history of rock’n’roll, his attitude is amusing, but rightfully acknowledged […]
26 Mar 2012
Album Review: Wishbone Ash – Live Dates Volume Two
It’s a delight – albeit a rare experience – to stumble across good music that’s been out there for years, but that you somehow never noticed until now. In 2007 […]
23 Mar 2012
Album Reviews: Badfinger – Badfinger and Wish You Were Here
Earlier this week I had the pleasure of an informal chat with Dan Matovina, author of the essential 2000 book Without You: The Tragic Story of Badfinger. Talking with him […]
22 Mar 2012
Concert Review: Thomas Dolby at The Handlebar, Greenville SC (21 March 2012)
I wasn’t completely sure what to expect from a Thomas Dolby concert. I knew he’d avoid dated 80’s kitschy shtick; when I interviewed him a year ago, he memorably told […]
21 Mar 2012
Album Review: Robin Trower – Farther On Up the Road (part 2)
In Part One of my review, I covered the three albums that Robin Trower released in the last three years of the 1970s, ending with the middling Victims of the […]
20 Mar 2012
Album Review: Robin Trower – Farther On Up the Road (part 1)
In the minds of many fans, guitarist Robin Trower did his finest, most enduring work on his first two solo albums, 1973’s Twice Removed from Yesterday and Bridge of Sighs […]
19 Mar 2012
Album Review: Chris Barber – Memories of My Trip
Chris Barber is one of those names I’ve known, but never heard the music; as an enthusiast of the British blues boom, I’d stumble across his name whenever reading about […]
16 Mar 2012
Album Review: Wes Montgomery – Echoes of Indiana Avenue
Occasionally, when it comes to archival and/or rare recordings, the back-story can be as compelling as the music itself. The circumstances surrounding the recording session, the method of recording, and […]
15 Mar 2012
Album Review: Case in Theory – Cinematic
Modern progressive rock comes in many flavors. Among the most appealing of these is the variety that puts melody and hooks at the center of the music. One can reliably […]