new release Archive
22 May 2014
Album Review: Sun Ra — A Space Odyssey
As Kris Needs notes in his excellent and detailed liner notes for A Space Odyssey: From Birmingham to the Big Apple – The Quest Begins, Sun Ra was a practitioner […]
21 May 2014
Album Review: Jack Bruce — Silver Rails
Let us consider for a few moments the current conditions of the three musicians formerly of Cream. Drummer Ginger Baker has made a career out of being disagreeable (see the […]
20 May 2014
Album Review: Louis Prima Jr. and The Witnesses — Blow
I first discovered the music of Louis Prima (Sr.) in college in the mid 1980s. An elective course I took, a class called American Popular Music: Stephen Foster to Present, […]
16 May 2014
Album Review: Druckfarben — Second Sound
I’ve never figured out exactly why it’s so, but when it comes to progressive rock of the classic era, I’ve always loved the UK variant, while the North American-based acts […]
15 May 2014
Album Review: The Last — Danger
This one had me fooled. At least until I put the CD in the player. Skimming the press kit, I came way with the impression that The Last would somehow […]
14 May 2014
Album Review: Dave Keller — Soul Changes
Preconceptions can be a dangerous thing. When I read the advances of Dave Keller‘s Soul Changes, I made the assumption that Keller would be the latest vocalist in a Memphis-flavored […]
13 May 2014
Album Review: Reacta – Refraction
Admit it: Mexico isn’t the first (or second or third or sixth) country you think of when considering new rock bands. But I’m here to tell you that if your […]
09 May 2014
Album Review: The Dream Syndicate – The Day Before Wine and Roses
Though singer/guitarist Steve Wynn introduces this set to the audience as a set of covers, this KPFK broadcast is balanced between covers (Bob Dylan, Donovan, Buffalo Springfield) and Dream Syndicate […]
08 May 2014
Album Review: Lone Justice – This is Lone Justice: The Vaught Tapes, 1983
One of the most enduring characteristics of 80s “alternative” music was the cross-fertilization between country and rock. This 80s variant rocked harder than earlier efforts by The Byrds and/or The […]
07 May 2014
Album Review: Drivin N Cryin – Songs for the Turntable
This longtime fixture of the Atlanta (and beyond) music scene has recently embarked upon a project in which leader Kevn Kinney puts together a handful of thematically-related tunes (usually including […]