new release Archive
28 Dec 2024
Ping Rose: All Roads Lead To and From the Blues (Part 1 of 2)
Many artists start in one musical style and continue with it through their entire career. Nashville-based guitarist, singer and songwriter Ping Rose has traveled a more nuanced path. But his […]
27 Dec 2024
Fishbone is Still Partying at Ground Zero
Releasing a new song about a presidential candidate days before the election – and calling that song “Racist Piece of Shit” – is a surefire way to get noticed. But […]
21 Dec 2024
Album Review: King Crimson – Sheltering Skies
The reactivated King Crimson of the 1980s – that’s King Crimson Mk IV for aficionados – represented the most radical overhaul to date of the group’s approach, and that’s saying […]
18 Dec 2024
The Pineapple Thief: Remaining Open to Change
Progressive quartet The Pineapple Thief has been busy. The group from Southwest England released It Leads to This, its 15th studio album in February. Led by guitarist and songwriter Bruce […]
17 Dec 2024
Mark Webber is With Pulp, Are you?
This feature appeared previously in SPIN. Mark Webber’s musical and life journey has taken some unusual turns. Growing up in the north of England, he became an ardent fan of […]
14 Dec 2024
Album Review: Lightnin’ Hopkins – Live from the Ash Grove… Plus!
One of the missions of boutique label Liberation Hall is to rescue from obscurity critically-acclaimed and/or otherwise important recordings. That means that the label is always on the hunt for […]
13 Dec 2024
Album Review: Trees Speak – Timefold
As I’ve observed before, Tucson, Arizona isn’t the first place one would look for krautrock. But in 2024, it may well be the best place. As Trees Speak, Daniel Martin […]
12 Dec 2024
Album Review: Charlie Parker – The Long Lost Bird Live Afro-Cubop Recordings!
For anyone who appreciates Charlie Parker, most any recordings will be worthwhile. This 2LP set from RockBeat Records is no different. So rather than extol its obvious virtues (i.e. it’s […]
07 Dec 2024
Album Review: Afterimage – Faces to Hide
“Post-punk” is one of those labels – epithets, one might even say – created by music journalist to describe a type of music, but ultimately (as some or other playwright […]
04 Dec 2024
The Snozzberries: Quick Change Artists
The Snozzberries released a new self-titled album on Oct. 11. The Asheville-based group — a fixture of the progressive/psychedelic/funk scene since forming in 2017 — had already previewed the new […]