Author Archive
23 Aug 2010
Bootleg Bin: Pastor John Rydgren – Silhouette Segments
There was a brief period — in the late 1960s and early 70s, natch — when mainstream religion tried to get hip. And I don’t mean that in a condescending […]
20 Aug 2010
Album Review: Isaac Hayes – Black Moses
In honor of Isaac Hayes and his body of work, here’s a review of a 2009 reissue of one of his most important releases — bk It’s difficult to say […]
19 Aug 2010
Album Review: Frank Sinatra – September of My Years
In retrospect it’s a bit surprising that Frank Sinatra chose to make an album called September of My Years in 1965. The title song and the overall song selection have […]
18 Aug 2010
Interview: Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree
Note: Today Asheville NC’s altweekly Mountain Xpress is running my interview with Steven Wilson. That feature will be here in a couple of weeks; it’s ’embargoed’ until then. Meanwhile here’s […]
17 Aug 2010
DVD Review: Gold – Before Woodstock. Beyond Reality.
It’s hard to know exactly what to do with this film. Made in 1968 (but presumably re-titled later since Woodstock was in summer ’69), the theatrical feature Gold: Before Woodstock. […]
16 Aug 2010
Album Review: District 97 – Hybrid Child
Prog is usually thought of as a man’s game, and not without strong evidence to support such a viewpoint. I remember attending a club gig by the amazing Frank Zappa […]
14 Aug 2010
Coming Attractions, Saturday Edition
There’s so much material in the pipeline here at the undisclosed location that is Musoscribe World Headquarters. The only way to relieve a tiny bit of the building pressure is […]
13 Aug 2010
Album Review: Dodd Ferrelle – Lonely Parades
Note: Dodd Ferrelle is playing tonight (August 13 2010) at the Grey Eagle in Asheville NC. Technically, one supposes that Dodd Ferrelle is a singer/songwriter; he’s obviously spent some time […]
12 Aug 2010
Concert Review: Bill Haley’s Original Comets, Branson MO
My “people” (as they say) are from New York City. So trips to Center of the Known Universe were a highlight of my youth. I recall one particular trip during […]
11 Aug 2010
A Question to My Readers…
Actually, to one anonymous reader in particular. I see — from a routine perusal of my server logs — that someone is saving a bunch — dozens — of my […]