Author Archive
27 Jun 2011
Two Years of Musoscribe: Modern Prog
To celebrate the two-year anniversary of this blog, I’m taking the opportunity to look back over some of the more than five hundred blog entries I’ve posted. I’ve conducted interviews, […]
24 Jun 2011
EP Review: Riverside – Memories in My Head
Having come of age in the vinyl era, some of my media/format definitions don’t quite match up with their modern usage. An LP was a “long player” and usually ran […]
23 Jun 2011
Album Review: Alternative TV – Black and White Live
I like bootlegs. There’s something about the raw, unvarnished immediacy of a live recording that often captures the essence of a performance. Now, I understand that – for a wide […]
22 Jun 2011
Book Review: Crazy Train – The High Life and Tragic Death of Randy Rhoads
I was late to the party: I had amassed a collection of several thousand albums (vinyl and CD) before I even gave a serious listen to Black Sabbath. An acquaintance […]
21 Jun 2011
Once More Into the Catalog, with Concord Music Group (part 2)
Continued from Part One… Sometimes the Concord Music Group reissue team does have to resort to baking the tapes. This is a process that is exactly what it sounds like: […]
20 Jun 2011
Once More Into the Catalog, with Concord Music Group (part 1)
Concord Music Group was founded in 2004, the combination of two labels: Concord and Fantasy. The group subsequently added to its stable Telarc International (jazz) and Stax (soul/r&b). Their catalog […]
17 Jun 2011
(Everybody’s) Talkin’ About Harry Nilsson, Part 3
In fall 2010 fall the film documentary Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why is Everybody Talkin’ About Him)? premiered in selected cities. The film came out on DVD around the […]
16 Jun 2011
(Everybody’s) Talkin’ About Harry Nilsson, Part 2
In fall 2010 fall the film documentary Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why is Everybody Talkin’ About Him)? premiered in selected cities. The film came out on DVD around the […]
15 Jun 2011
(Everybody’s) Talkin’ About Harry Nilsson, Part 1
In fall 2010 fall the film documentary Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why is Everybody Talkin’ About Him)? premiered in selected cities. The film came out on DVD around the […]
14 Jun 2011
¡Veinte Preguntas para Los Straitjackets!
I first saw Los Straitjackets onstage in February 2004. Their music and image is – to use a Hollywood term – “high concept.” Picture this: a four piece band, all […]