Author Archive
03 Jun 2024
Preview: Music Movie Mondays – ‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’
Some rock legends were circumspect about their role in the creation and popularization of the American musical form. Others were more forthright in claiming the credit they felt due. Richard […]
02 Jun 2024
Take Five: Five Rarities from Bob Seger
Bob Seger is one of the most enduringly popular acts of the classic rock era. A prime exemplar of the adage, “it takes years to become an overnight success,” Seger […]
01 Jun 2024
30 Days Out, June 2024 #1: Beach Boys, King’s X, Kim Gordon, Pinkish Floyd
Wow. Some big names – from both a commercial and critical perspective – are coming to town in the next 30 days. And a local group that serves up the […]
31 May 2024
Album Reviews: Pete Ham – ‘Gwent Gardens’ and Tom Evans – ‘I Am Myself’
The careful, exhaustive and ongoing campaign to document (and share with the world) the cache of demos, home recordings and other audio arcana from core members of Badfinger continues apace. […]
30 May 2024
Great Googly Moogly: Five Great Tracks from Frank Zappa’s Most Popular Album
Even if one doesn’t care for his public persona, it’s a long-settled point of fact that Frank Zappa is among the most significant composers of the 20th century. Zappa’s iconoclastic […]
29 May 2024
Preview: Music to Your Ears: Spin̈al Tap
“These go to eleven.” “It’s such a fine line between stupid and clever.” “None more black.” Those and countless other quotes from the 1984 “mockumentary” This is Spinal Tap have […]
28 May 2024
Polyrhythmics: All for One and One for All
The band’s name suggests a sound that draws from the complex and intricate rhythms of the African musical tradition. But while Seattle-based Polyrhythmics began with Afrobeat as a musical starting […]
27 May 2024
Album Review: Tony Monaco Trio – Over and Over
If we’re honest with ourselves, we must acknowledge that when it comes to jazz, we’re dealing with a remarkably slim sliver of the listening public. As great as it is, […]
26 May 2024
Take Five: David Gilmour’s Top Solo Turns
David Gilmour joined Pink Floyd in 1968, initially as a second guitarist alongside band leader and childhood friend Syd Barrett. After Barrett left the group, Gilmour applied his own style […]
25 May 2024
Album Review: The 23rd Turnoff – Michael Angelo
Depending on one’s mindset, the name suggests either a trademark late-’60s attempt to apply a psychedelic vibe to something ordinary, or merely something very pedestrian (as it were). The truth […]