new release Archive
25 Feb 2015
Third Time’s The Charm: Pugwash Aims for America, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Some listeners might peg the music of Pugwash as “retro,” though in reality it’s classic pop in the best sense of the word. Many reviewers have […]
24 Feb 2015
Third Time’s The Charm: Pugwash Aims for America, Part One
Irish band Pugwash has been around for fifteen years, and during that time, leader and songwriter Thomas Walsh has worked with a long list of people whose names will be […]
23 Feb 2015
Album Review: Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas – Secret Evil
It’s easy – too easy, in fact – to note that on Secret Evil, Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas sound a good bit like Amy Winehouse. Yes, there are similarities […]
18 Feb 2015
Album Review: Dengue Fever — The Deepest Lake
The band Dengue Fever has been together for about twelve years; prior to their latest album, they’ve released six full-lenth albums (including a film soundtrack) and three EPs. But somehow […]
17 Feb 2015
Album Review: District 97 with John Wetton — One More Red Night
With exceedingly few exceptions, progressive rock is a man’s game. There’s certainly no law against women singing or playing in the style – Julie Slick, for example, is one of […]
16 Feb 2015
Album Review: Siena Root — Pioneers
I feel that it’s my duty to take an unusual approach to this review: instead of some sort of contextual introduction, I’m going to go directly to my main thesis. […]
02 Feb 2015
Album Review: Lead Belly — Lost Radio Broadcasts: WNYC, 1948
In 1948, on a Sunday evening in August, a new radio series premiered. Featuring beloved and renowned folk singer Huddie Ledbetter (aka Lead Belly), The Story of Folklore presented the […]
29 Jan 2015
Hundred-word Reviews: January 2015, Part 4
There’s a never-ending stream of new music, so it’s time once again for some hundred-worders to work off some of my backlog. As always, these all deserve full reviews, but […]
28 Jan 2015
Hundred-word Reviews: January 2015, Part 3
There’s a never-ending stream of new music, so it’s time once again for some hundred-worders to work off some of my backlog. As always, these all deserve full reviews, but […]
27 Jan 2015
Hundred-word Reviews: January 2015, Part 2
There’s a never-ending stream of new music, so it’s time once again for some hundred-worders to work off some of my backlog. As always, these all deserve full reviews, but […]