Author Archive
21 Oct 2009
Blast from the Past: Julian Lennon – Valotte
Note: In October 2009 Noble Rot reissued the second, third and fourth albums by Julian Lennon. While the first and fifth did not see re-release, it made sense to this […]
20 Oct 2009
Inbox: Wolfmother – Cosmic Egg
Just got an advance of the new Wolfmother album Cosmic Egg, set for release next Tuesday October 27. I’ll check it out and post my thoughts soon. As you might […]
20 Oct 2009
Album Review: The Mary Onettes – Islands
On their self-titled 2007 US debut, Sweden’s Mary Onettes put forth a modern take on the sounds of Liverpool’s Echo and the Bunnymen and Australian group the Church. Well, actually, […]
19 Oct 2009
Album Review: Tiny Tim – I’ve Never Seen a Straight Banana
Forget whatever you think you know about Tiny Tim. His cartoonish persona distracted from the fact that he was in fact a great musical archivist, a preserver of some of […]
18 Oct 2009
Concert Review: Charlotte Pop Fest, Day 3
After the semi-disaster of Night #2 (I had missed Night #1 altogether) of the 2009 Charlotte Pop Fest, I was left wondering how things would go. Event impresario James Deem […]
18 Oct 2009
Album Review: Blindfold – Faking Dreams
Icelandic quartet Blindfold offer up a subdued, dreamy mix on Faking Dreams, their first release. The opening track (“Falleg Depuro”, whatever that means) has an appealing verse structure, but waiting […]
17 Oct 2009
The Ian Anderson Interview
In April 2008 I spoke by transatlantic phone (what a quaint expression, that) with Ian Anderson, founder and leader of Jethro Tull. Our talk covered a lot of ground, including […]
16 Oct 2009
Album Review: A Camp (self-titled)
Nina Persson is possessed of a voice that’s at once icy and removed, emotive and sensual. As vocalist for the Cardigans, her pipes floated over their gimmicky-but-good arrangements. But A […]
15 Oct 2009
Congrats to the Cheeksters!
My good friends (and, as it happens, a wonderful band) The Cheeksters have one of their songs featured on some new NFL Network spots. A big break, and one that’s […]
14 Oct 2009
Ask Gentle Giant! No Kidding!
UK-based Gentle Giant was one of the most consistently fascinating progressive rock groups of the 1970s. Like — but not part of — the Canterbury Scene (Soft Machine, Caravan et. […]