new release Archive
01 Nov 2016
Fantastic Negrito: Fantastic Reinvention
The story of Fantastic Negrito is the stuff of Hollywood legends. But it has the distinction of being true: the man born Xavier Dphrepaulezz taught himself to play a multitude […]
28 Oct 2016
Album Mini-review: My New Mixtape — Alone Together Forever
File next to: Owsley, Fountains of Wayne Way back in 1968, in a gambit that was a combination poke-in-the-eye to their record company and artistic statement, the Turtles recorded Present […]
21 Oct 2016
Analog Moon: Transcendent Men
Winner of the 1999 National Medal of Technology and Innovation, technology futurist Ray Kurzweil has some controversial – and inspiring – ideas. Kurzweil is an outspoken theorist who believes that […]
20 Oct 2016
River Whyless: Out from Behind the Tiny Desk
When beginning work on what would be their second full-length album, the four musicians of Asheville-based River Whyless decided to change their approach to songwriting. The result of that change […]
17 Oct 2016
Album Mini-review: Marillion — F.E.A.R.
File next to: Pink Floyd, Blackfield On their 18th studio album – and 14th with frontman Steve Hogarth – UK progressive rock outfit Marillion returns with its first new release […]
11 Oct 2016
Album Mini-review: KT Tunstall — KIN
File next to: Regina Spektor, Fiona Apple Scottish-born Tunstall is that rarest of artists: she enjoys critical praise while scoring on the commercial side of the equation. Her songs are […]
10 Oct 2016
Album Mini-review: Todd Rundgren — An Evening with Todd Rundgren
File next to: Brian Wilson, Paul McCartney, Joe Jackson Rundgren has always been the most restless, resourceful and unpredictable of artists. It was two decades ago that he warned his […]
10 Oct 2016
Album Mini-review: Cool Ghouls — Animal Races
File next to: Moby Grape, The Byrds, Mystery Lights The name should be your first clue: San Francisco’s Cool Ghouls are unabashed acolytes for rock’s bygone garage-psychedelia era. What sets […]
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 […]
04 Oct 2016
Into the Wayback Machine with the Allah-Las
The Allah-Las‘ sound has clear antecedents in the garage and psychedelic rock scenes of the mid 1960s. But the band is careful not to make too much of that connection. […]