new release Archive
17 Apr 2020
Album Review: Death Nebula — Ghost of Cassiopeia
If one were to make some sweeping generalizations about doom metal, first among those might be that the artists making it build a sound around a core of guitar/bass/drums, and […]
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 […]
12 Apr 2020
Album Review: Stutter Steps — Reeling
Remember college rock of the ‘80s? When hair bands like Bon Jovi were crowding out more interesting music on commercial FM radio, college-based radio stations like WRAS (at my alma […]
11 Apr 2020
Album Review: Albert Cummings — Believe
Albert Cummings began his recording career in 2000 with The Long Way; his latest, 2020’s Believe is the eighth release from the blues guitarist/singer. The album mixes originals with classics; […]
07 Apr 2020
More from My Conversation with Andy Powell of Wishbone Ash
Here’s bonus content from my conversation with Andy Powell, founder and co-lead guitarist of Wishbone Ash. We spoke just moments before the band took the stage in Würzburg, Germany as […]
06 Apr 2020
Wishbone Ash: 50 Years On, Drawing Inspiration from Their Own Classic Era
In the early 1970s, British rock band Wishbone Ash helped usher in the era of twin-lead-guitar groups, a powerful and effective approach that influenced many of rock’s most beloved bands, […]
05 Apr 2020
Album Review: Trees Speak — Ohms
Using the term krautrock is – at least among those who are familiar with the term – a handy shortcut to explaining that the subject matter is minimalist, droning, sometimes […]
04 Apr 2020
Album Review: Roomful of Blues — In a Roomful of Blues
There are a handful of retro (or, if you prefer, classic-minded) acts that transcend nostalgia, doing something special. They trade in forms that had some great popularity in the past, […]
03 Apr 2020
Album Review: Pop Co-op — Factory Settings
It was more than a decade ago when the Spongetones released what would turn out to be their final album, Scrambled Eggs. The group went out (recording-wise) on a high […]
02 Apr 2020
Che Apalache: Appalachia Meets Argentina
Joe Troop has a finely attuned ear. Seven years ago, the Winston-Salem native and former member of bluegrass group Town Mountain discovered the connections between Appalachian folk music and the […]