Author Archive
16 Sep 2010
DVD Review: Eric Clapton – The 1960s Review
Here’s a question for you: Do you like Eric Clapton‘s work, yet feel that his creative period reached its apex in the 1960s? If so — or even if you […]
15 Sep 2010
The Howard Jones Interview, part two
continued from part one… Bill Kopp: Can you tell me a little bit more about the method of recording this album? Howard Jones: I very much had a strict working […]
14 Sep 2010
The Howard Jones Interview, part one
Howard Jones’ name is one of those that – to American audiences, at least – is most closely associated with early 80s MTV. His bouncy and upbeat (yet substantial) hits […]
13 Sep 2010
Travel Diary: Sun Studio, Memphis TN
Some people get really, really worked up over Elvis Presley. Their slavish devotion fuels a marketing juggernaut that has yet to abate. It’s not just about the music; in fact […]
10 Sep 2010
Interview: The Pineapple Thief’s Bruce Soord (part two)
Progressive rock band The Pineapple Thief recently released their latest album, Someone Here is Missing. In my wide-ranging conversation with TPT leader and songwriter Bruce Soord, we discussed the concept […]
09 Sep 2010
Interview: The Pineapple Thief’s Bruce Soord (part one)
Progressive rock band The Pineapple Thief recently released their latest album, Someone Here is Missing. In my wide-ranging conversation with TPT leader and songwriter Bruce Soord, we discussed the concept […]
08 Sep 2010
Album Review: Queensrÿche – Empire (20th Anniversary Edition)
There’s a thin line between over-the-top 80s/90s hair metal, progressive rock and arena rock. All three have their gruesome qualities, and all often engender narrow, niche appeal. But they all […]
07 Sep 2010
Album Review: Allan Sherman Reissue Series
Sometimes, all it takes to forge a career is a solid and/or unique concept. Elva Miller sold a lot of records in the 1960s with her odd covers of the […]
06 Sep 2010
Album Review: Creedence Clearwater Revivial – 40th Anniversary Reissue Series
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the death of CCR’s rhythm guitarist Tom Fogerty. In his honor, here’s a look back at CCR. As everyone’s pretty much agreed, Creedence Clearwater […]
03 Sep 2010
Album Review: Soulive – Rubber Soulive
At this desk, the arrival of a tribute album is greeted with a great deal of skepticism. The whole concept of a tribute album is fraught with peril on all […]