Author Archive
30 Oct 2023
Preview: Music to Your Ears — Joni Mitchell’s ‘Court and Spark’
At the time of its release in early 1974, Joni Mitchell’s Court and Spark was merely the latest in remarkable string of superb albums from Joni Mitchell. With the benefit […]
29 Oct 2023
Album Review: Gregory Lewis – Organ Monk Coming Home
This New York City based organist is immersed in jazz, funk and blues. And for his latest album, Lewis has chosen to interpret the work of Thelonious Monk. Fronting a […]
28 Oct 2023
Take Five: Keith Moon Outside The Who
Keith Moon was a force of nature. A wild, flamboyant and uncontrollable personality, he burned brightly and quickly. Had he lived this long, Moon would have celebrated his 77th birthday […]
27 Oct 2023
Album Review: Love Tractor — Around the Bend (40th Anniversary)
Forty years on, it’s too easy to forget just how fertile a creative ground was the Athens, Georgia music scene of the early ‘80s. Sure, everybody knows about R.E.M. and […]
26 Oct 2023
Album Review: Blaine Campbell and the California Sound
Blaine Campbell is that rare artist who simultaneously makes music that wears its influences upon its metaphorical sleeve and does so while creating that music in a way that allows […]
25 Oct 2023
Album Review: Stax Christmas
‘Tis the season – well, almost – for holiday music. While holiday-themed tunes have a comparatively short shelf life, there is indeed something special about them. And that’s even more […]
24 Oct 2023
Take Five: Ian Anderson Beyond Jethro Tull
With due respect to the various superb musicians who have passed through the ranks of the band – guitarist Martin Barre most notable among them – for more than a […]
23 Oct 2023
Book Review: The White Label Promo Preservation Society Vol. 2
When the first volume of The White Label Promo Preservation Society was published in 2021, the world gained a valuable resource: a passel of knowledgeable and engaging writers shared their […]
22 Oct 2023
Video: My Conversation with David Menconi
On Friday evening, I had the pleasure of engaging David Menconi in conversation, for a livestream event in connection with his latest book, Oh, Didn’t they Ramble. The one-hour stream […]
21 Oct 2023
Take Five: Matthew Sweet Obscurities
Matthew Sweet embodies the best qualities of what is known as power pop. His inerrant sense of melody, knowing way with a hook, accessible lyrics and superb taste in musical […]