new release Archive
15 Oct 2015
Album Mini-review: Hollywood Vampires
File Next to: Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, the infamous A Toot and a Snore in ’74 bootleg The original Hollywood Vampires was an informal early ’70s all-star collective of L.A. scenesters […]
14 Oct 2015
Album Mini-review: Public Image Ltd — What the World Needs Now…
File Next to: The Fall, Killing Joke, Gang of Four It’s been nearly forty years since Never Mind the Bollocks was released; try wrapping your mind around that fact. Back […]
13 Oct 2015
Video Review: Jeff Lynne’s ELO — Live at Hyde Park
Electric Light Orchestra has long held a special, sentimental place in my heart. Way back in October 1978, I attended my first rock concert, ELO at The Omni sports arena […]
09 Oct 2015
Cold and Bitter Tears: The Songs of Ted Hawkins
I didn’t know a thing about Ted Hawkins and his music before arriving in Nashville. But among tastemakers, the long-dead folk/Americana (though the term Americana wasn’t in use during his […]
07 Oct 2015
Bill Dahl and I Discuss “Groove & Grind: Rare Soul ’63-’73”
From a critical perspective, there’s not a whole lot to be said or written about Groove & Grind: Rare Soul ’63 – ’73. One either gets it, or doesn’t. Suffice […]
06 Oct 2015
Patrick Moraz: MAPping Out the Future, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: Speaking of Moog, the K2000 dates from the period when Dr. R.A. (Bob) Moog was doing work for Kurzweil; he actually created many of […]
05 Oct 2015
Patrick Moraz: MAPping Out the Future, Part One
Quick: name a famous Swiss rock musician. Okay, a few of you might be able to name-check Celtic Frost, Brainticket, or Yello. But for those who aren’t hopeless music nerds, […]
02 Oct 2015
Album Mini-review: Tommy Keene — Laugh in the Dark
File Next to: Marshall Crenshaw, Smithereens, Matthew Sweet A dedicated soldier in power pop’s ongoing struggle for critical and commercial success, Keene is at the top of the genre in […]
01 Oct 2015
Album Mini-review: Holly Golightly — Slowtown Now!
File Next to: Chris Isaak, Lucinda Williams A recording artist with an extensive back catalog, Golightly and her backing musicians showcase their stylistic breadth on this oddly-titled album. Electric guitars […]
30 Sep 2015
Album Mini-review: Jimi Hendrix — Freedom: Atlanta Pop Festival
File Next to: Cream, Buddy Guy By the time of this historic July 4, 1970 concert – in front of his largest-ever American audience – Hendrix had broken up the […]