compilation Archive
06 Dec 2016
NRBQ: the Unity of Man (and of former members), Part 2
Continued from Part One … From NRBQ‘s start, jazz pianist Thelonious Monk was a hero to Terry Adams and his band mates. “The music of Thelonious had a big impact […]
05 Dec 2016
NRBQ: the Unity of Man (and of former members), Part 1
Longtime critics’ darlings NRBQ has kept the music going in one form or another since before recording and releasing its self-titled debut album in 1969. While sales figures of NRBQ’s […]
24 Nov 2016
Hundred-word Reviews for Nov./Dec. 2016, Part 4 of 10
Happy Thanksgiving. Here are five more quick reviews. Today it’s all jazz. John Surman et. al. – Morning Glory If your tastes extend toward free and modal jazz – think […]
23 Nov 2016
Hundred-word Reviews for Nov./Dec. 2016, Part 3 of 10
Five more quick reviews of archival/reissue material. Three of today’s five are from Grammy-award winning label Omnivore Recordings. One of these days I’ll write liner notes for one of their […]
07 Oct 2016
John Mayall: “Live in 1967” and Live in 2016
Though he doesn’t actively encourage the label, John Mayall has for many years now been known as “the godfather of the British blues boom.” He’s revered in blues and rock […]
27 Sep 2016
Album Mini-review: The Archies — Sugar, Sugar: The Complete Albums Collection
File next to: Bay City Rollers, 1910 Fruitgum Company, The Jackson 5 After his experience with The Monkees, pop impresario Don Kirshner made the calculated decision that his next project […]
30 Aug 2016
Album Review: The Scientists — A Place Called Bad
For American music consumers in the late 1970s and early ’80s, Australia may as well have been in another galaxy as on the other side of the globe; in those […]
11 Jul 2016
Album Review: The Traveling Wilburys Collection
I’m not at all certain when the term supergroup first entered popular usage. I do know that it’s been badly misused more often than not: I recall seeing it used […]
04 Apr 2016
DVD Review: International Beat Music Vol. 1
It’s long been established that The Beatles and The Rolling Stones had an incalculable influence upon pop culture of the 1960s and beyond. What’s perhaps less well-known – at least […]
31 Mar 2016
Current and Coming Attractions, Spring 2016
I’ve been a busy boy lately, and not just as pertains to this blog. I’ve placed features in the Colorado Springs Independent; in addition to the weekly “Sound Advice” column […]