new release Archive
20 Mar 2015
Album Review: Todd Rundgren — At the BBC 1972-1982
Several years back, Todd Rundgren took a proactive approach to the myriad live recordings that exist documenting his long and varied career. A true renaissance man who engenders fierce loyalty […]
18 Mar 2015
Album Review: Various Artists — Beyond Belief
Not long ago, a Facebook friend of mine initiated what turned into a lively discussion. Paraphrasing, the open question that he posed was this: What is the artistic/aesthetic value – […]
17 Mar 2015
Album Review: Gong – I See You
Daevid Allen departed this temporal plane last week. The music legend was best known as one of the founding members of Soft Machine, Canterbury England jazz/rock heroes. To continental fans, […]
16 Mar 2015
Album Review: JD McPherson – Let the Good Times Roll
For music to retain its vital edge, it must keep pushing forward. Trying new things, seeking out new songs; those are key to music remaining vital. It’s a clumsy metaphor, […]
09 Mar 2015
Book Review: Who Did it First?
Have you ever wandered into (or been drawn into) a conversation with a trivia master? Not to make outsized claims, but by some measures, I’m one of those guys. Many […]
05 Mar 2015
Hundred Word Reviews for March 2015, Part 4
Prog, jazz, blues: there’s something for most musical tastes in today’s roundup of hundred-word reviews. Mark Wingfield – Proof of Light If there’s a common raison d’être among the varied […]
04 Mar 2015
Hundred Word Reviews for March 2015, Part 3
“Rock” is such an all-encompassing term. It can include speedy punk, gothic rockabilly, krautrock, indie rock, and more. So, too, can a selection of my hundred-word reviews. To wit: Stuyvesant […]
03 Mar 2015
Hundred Word Reviews for March 2015, Part 2
Powerpop and jazz rarely go together. But in this edition of hundred-word reviews, they do. $15.00 Available only from Kool Kat Musik The Jeanies – The Jeanies I look back […]
02 Mar 2015
Hundred Word Reviews for March 2015, Part 1
Time for some more backlog-clearing hundred-word reviews. All of these are worth my (and your) time in some way, but because of the sheer volume of worthy material in my […]
26 Feb 2015
Third Time’s The Charm: Pugwash Aims for America, Part Three
Continued from Part Two… Unlike their earlier deals with other labels, Pugwash‘s recent A Rose in a Garden of Weeds is not a one-off licensing deal. “Omnivore is our label,” […]