new release Archive
15 Dec 2014
Album Review: Bill Frisell — Guitar in the Space Age!
Bill Frisell – Guitar in the Space Age! Here’s some free advice: don’t get into a discussion with a hardcore fan if you’re underwhelmed by their hero’s latest album. I […]
15 Dec 2014
Album Review: Mark “Muleman” Massey — One Step Ahead of the Blues
Mark “Muleman” Massey – One Step Ahead of the Blues You might argue that blues guitarists are a dime a dozen, and as much as I love ’em (the good […]
15 Dec 2014
Hundred Word Reviews: December 2014, Part 1
Another calendar year is racing toward its end. And as I look at the pile of CDs gathering in my to-be-reviewed inbox, I once again find it flowing beyond the […]
12 Dec 2014
Psychedelic Resurrection: The Blues Magoos Interview, Part 2
Continued from Part One… From a commercial standpoint, The Blues Magoos were largely over after the lackluster chart performance of their third LP. “After Basic Blues Magoos, we broke up, […]
11 Dec 2014
Psychedelic Resurrection: The Blues Magoos Interview, Part 1
Forty-six years after the release of their last psychedelic-flavored release, New York City-based rockers The Blues Magoos have returned with a new album, Psychedelic Resurrection. From its multicolored fractal cover […]
08 Dec 2014
Book Review: 108 Rock Star Guitars
There have certainly been rock-related coffee table books before; a list of some of the best and most notable ones includes The Beatles Anthology. And among ones that focus more […]
05 Dec 2014
Album Review: The Amazing — Picture You
About ten years ago, a friend and then-bandmate of mine stopped by my house one evening. He gave me a stack of CDs, and described their contents as a variety […]
04 Dec 2014
Swamp Dogg: Never Too Old to Boogie
“Damn! We thought you was dead! We thought you died in…nineteen-whatever!” That’s Swamp Dogg, recounting a common reaction he gets when people meet him in person. He’s very much alive, […]
03 Dec 2014
Book Review: Led Zeppelin on Led Zeppelin
It’s often unfortunate when a writer with an axe to grind pens the history of one of music’s great historical figures. It borders on tragic when such a work – […]
02 Dec 2014
Album Review: Various Artists — Right Now
I’ve observed before that Fantastic Voyage makes full advantage of the unique copyright/licensing laws as they exist in the UK; in the United States, putting together a package such as […]