Author Archive
16 Sep 2011
CD Review: The V-Roys – Sooner or Later
I don’t go much for country-rock, especially when it’s outfitted in the all-hat-no-cattle trappings of modern Nashville. But when it’s an authentic distillation of the best of the two genres, […]
15 Sep 2011
DVD Review: Frank Sinatra – Around the World
Even well into the rock era, plenty of spectacle surrounded a Frank Sinatra concert; it was an event. Though he was arguably past his prime, Sinatra had amassed such an […]
14 Sep 2011
Tommy Keene: A Parade of Timeless Albums
Consistency is often thought of as being anathema to creativity. Ralph Waldo Emerson famously asserted that “a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” Yet there are a special […]
13 Sep 2011
CD Review: DC Fontana – La Contessa
Some years ago – long before it was available on DVD – I got a dub of an obscure television special. Done toward the tail-end of their time in the […]
12 Sep 2011
Concert Review: Styx (September 3, 2011)
I’m shaking my head slowly, with a wry smile. Why? Because I just returned from a few hours of time travel, courtesy of Styx. I missed the opportunity to see […]
09 Sep 2011
CD Review: Jackie DeShannon – When You Walk in the Room
Count me among those who believe strongly in the proposition that a good song is a good song. What I mean is this: a well-written song can withstand reinterpretation in […]
08 Sep 2011
CD Review: June and Jean Millington – Play Like a Girl
Fanny was a remarkable band for any number of reasons. As the first high-profile all-female rock band – band, I say, as in they sang, played and wrote – they […]
07 Sep 2011
Miscellany: Johnny Winter Action Figure!
I forgot something important when I published my review of the new/archival release from Johnny Winter. A great gift idea for the JW fan who has everything, this new Johnny […]
07 Sep 2011
CD/DVD Review: Johnny Winter – Live at Rockpalast
With apologies to Firesign Theatre, file this pair of releases in the Department of Redundancy Department. Not that the music and performances on Live at Rockpalast aren’t ace — they […]
06 Sep 2011
CD Review: Steven Wilson – Grace for Drowning
Leave it to Steven Wilson to create a solo album that manages to do several things at once, all successfully. This staggeringly busy man has spent his spare time(!) these […]