compilation Archive
25 Apr 2020
Album Review: Shplang — Los Grandes Excritos
It’s always a bit of a head-scratcher when a band I’ve never heard of releases a best-of set. But then I remember that – try as I might – for […]
23 Apr 2020
Album Reviews: Various Artists — The Big Stir Singles Series
Back in the days when it still actually played music videos, MTV put together a promo clip featuring David Bowie. The Thin White Duke smiled rakishly at the camera and […]
20 Apr 2020
Album Review: Peter Laughner
Chances are good that you’ve never heard of Peter Laughner. And if you’re immediately replying, “Oh, yes I have!” then chances are good that you know of him via his […]
16 Apr 2020
Album Review: Dave Kerzner — Breakdown
I’ve come across Kerzner’s music before; he made a quite-good Yes tribute with frequent collaborator Fernando Perdomo, and I reviewed his concept album Static just over two years ago. This […]
19 Jan 2020
Album Review: Bill Bruford’s Earthworks — Heavenly Bodies: The Expanded Collection
Bill Bruford is a hero in the world of progressive rock. Though it’s something of an oversimplification, the short story on him is that he found drumming for Yes not […]
13 Jan 2020
Don’t Ever Change: The Beatles’ ‘Live at the BBC’ at 25
The Beatles’ final album, Let it Be, was released in May 1970. With the exception of the 1977 LP The Beatles Live at the Hollywood Bowl and two same-named but […]
23 Dec 2019
Musoscribe’s Best of 2019: Reissue/archival Releases
2019 was another great year for reissue and archival releases. A few stood out as especially noteworthy; those are listed and briefly described) below. More details (my reviews, interviews … […]
22 Dec 2019
Boxed Set Review: Land of 1000 Dances
Though there were certainly earlier examples, the era of the lavish boxed set began a few decades back; it more or less coincided with the CD era. And it persisted […]
19 Dec 2019
Album Review: Curt Boettcher & Friends — Looking for the Sun
Those who take the trouble to dig deep into pop culture know that there exist around the margins an untold number of worthy artists who never got their due. Said […]
29 Nov 2019
Let’s Talk About ‘Nuggets’ with Lenny Kaye (Part Two)
Continued from Part One … You had moved on by then, right? I only lasted like five or six months at Elektra. And about six months after I was gone […]