new release Archive
14 Jun 2017
Album Mini-review: Slowdive — Slowdive
File next to: Pink Floyd, Cocteau Twins, My Bloody Valentine How much difference does 22 years make? That will be most listeners’ first question upon learning that shoegaze heroes Slowdive […]
14 Jun 2017
Album Mini-review: Derrick Anderson — A World of My Own
File next to: Redd Kross, Chris von Sneidern From a largely heretofore unknown quarter comes a winner of an album in a genre that doesn’t get enough appreciation. Up to […]
13 Jun 2017
Ian Anderson: System Latency and the Opportunities of Multimedia
British Progressive legends Jethro Tull have been around in one form or another for nearly half a century. From 1967 until now, the group’s mainstay has always been Ian Anderson: […]
11 Jun 2017
Album Review: The Best of Big Star
As fate would have it, here’s a special (and exceedingly rare) Sunday blog post. — bk File under famine-then-feast. On their original release, the three albums by Memphis’ Big Star […]
10 Jun 2017
Book Reviews: Two by Rev. Keith A. Gordon
Today I present a special Saturday blog post. — bk And I thought I was prolific! One of the leading lights among my music journo brethren has released yet another […]
09 Jun 2017
Album Review: Samantha Fish — Chills & Fever
File next to: Nick Curran, JD McPherson, Wanda Jackson On her previous albums, guitarist Samantha Fish churned out a solid modern blues. Not unlike a slightly more Americana-leaning Ana Popovic, […]
09 Jun 2017
Album Review: Evolfo — Last of the Acid Cowboys
File next to: Black Keys, King Khan & the Shrines The album’s title might conjure images of – depending on one’s musical frame of reference – the Flying Burrito Brothers […]
05 Jun 2017
Album Review: The Moon and You — Endless Maria
With Endless Maria, Asheville NC duo The Moon and You proves that you can indeed have it both ways: this new collection of songs hits the sweet spot between bouncy […]
30 May 2017
Album Review: Amandla — Laughing Hearts
Amandla is a studio creation of Claude Coleman Jr., an Asheville multi-instrumentalist best known as the drummer for Ween. But unlike the decidedly acquired-taste music made by Ween, Amandla makes […]
29 May 2017
Album Review: Mary Frances – A New Perspective
Mary Frances is best known as keyboardist and lead vocalist for Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, and for her work with Grammy Award-winning kid hop artist Secret Agent 23 […]