Author Archive
25 Nov 2011
Concert Review: The Miles Davis Experience 1949-1959
Miles Davis’ work passed through a number of phases; the characteristics common to all his musical eras were his uncompromising attitude toward composition, arrangement and performance, and his commitment to […]
24 Nov 2011
A Thanksgiving Thank-you
Maybe you’re the sort who doesn’t spend Thanksgiving in front of a television, watching men run up and down a field in funny costumes. Further, maybe you didn’t eat so […]
23 Nov 2011
Album Review: The Hangmen – Lost Rocks
Sporting a cover that riffs visually on the Rolling Stones’ Aftermath is pretty much asking for trouble. And using Photoshop to imbue the cover image with surface wear that mimics […]
22 Nov 2011
Album Review: Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins – A Scarcity of Miracles
In my recent feature on the Two of a Perfect Trio tour featuring the Adrian Belew Power Trio and Stick Men, I posited the (largely rhetorical) question: when is a […]
21 Nov 2011
Album Review: Shirley Brown – Woman to Woman
“Hello? May I speak to Barbara?” With that ominous spoken intro, Shirley Brown kicked off the hit song (#22 pop, #1 R&B in 1974) “Woman to Woman.” The album to […]
18 Nov 2011
Seven-inch Vinyl Roundup, Part Two
Continued from my last entry… Dave Rave / Madnuts – Double Single I loved Dave Rave’s Live With What You Know, so I figured I’d dig his side of the […]
17 Nov 2011
Seven-inch Vinyl Roundup, Part One
A delightful trend-in-miniature is the resurgence of vinyl as a medium. I was sadder than most when the music industry migrated over to CDs in the 1980s, and never did […]
16 Nov 2011
Album Review: Corroncho
If you’re just joining us, you may or may not be aware that Phil Manzanera – Firebird-wielding guitarist extraordinaire known for his work with Roxy Music – has an abiding […]
15 Nov 2011
Album Review: The Essential Sun Records Collection
First, the bad news, such as it is: There’s no Elvis Presley on this 4CD set with the thus-somewhat inaccurate title The Essential Sun Records Collection. Any set claiming to […]
14 Nov 2011
Album Review: William Cleere + the Marvelous Fellas
When endeavoring to craft a review of a pop album that is built around acoustic piano and male voice, it’s nigh on impossible to avoid mention of Elton John, Ben […]