new release Archive
29 Nov 2013
‘Tis the Season…
Okay, not everyone likes Christmas. Some are turned off by the commercial character of a day that is supposedly to commemorate the central figure of Christianity (a child who – […]
27 Nov 2013
Album Review: Jellyfish — Radio Jellyfish
It’s pointless (not to mention plain wrong) to argue against the assertion that the “unplugged” concept had played itself out by the middle of the 1990s. But the format – […]
26 Nov 2013
Album Review: Various — Pete Townshend’s Jukebox
UK-based Chrome Dreams has released a number of these Jukebox titles over the last few years, including titles exploring the influences upon Keith Richards, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney and even […]
25 Nov 2013
Album Review: RPWL — A Show Beyond Man and Time
The last time anything truly new was released underneath the Pink Floyd banner (not counting expanded reissues of 70s albums) it was way back in 1994. That was almost twenty […]
22 Nov 2013
DVD Review: Going Underground
Sir Paul McCartney had no role in the making of Going Underground: Paul McCartney, the Beatles and the UK Counter Culture. But to the extent he even knows about it, […]
21 Nov 2013
Richard Barone on The Bongos’ Phantom Train (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… I observe that Phantom Train is somehow less “80s” sounding than any of The Bongos‘ other records, and wonder aloud whether that’s due to the approach […]
20 Nov 2013
Richard Barone on The Bongos’ Phantom Train (Part One)
Measured by album releases, The Bongos‘ musical career lasted a mere six years. The Hoboken NJ-based group released EPs in 1980 and 1982, and three albums between 1982 and 1985. […]
15 Nov 2013
Progtastic Capsule Reviews for November, Part 1
I am unashamed to admit it: I like progressive rock. I like it a lot. And yet I can’t trot out the boilerplate statement, “The fourteen-year-old boy in me loves […]
14 Nov 2013
Book Review: Beatles With an A
‘Tis the season for two things, at least: the annual holidays, and new Beatles-related products of note. Just this week, for example, the long-awaited (and delayed) release of the 2CD […]
13 Nov 2013
What’s Old is New Again in November 2013, Part Two
Three more capsule reviews of new-to-you live albums, continuing from yesterday’s blog entry. The Modern Jazz Quartet – Lost Tapes: Germany 1956-1958 Where modern jazz is concerned, taste and restraint […]