new release Archive
03 Dec 2024
They Might Be Giants: A Tale in Three Acts
This feature first appeared in SPIN. Combining art rock and a sense of the absurd, They Might Be Giants has never fit comfortably into a musical genre. From their start, […]
02 Dec 2024
Jubu Smith: The Music Speaks for Itself
Renowned guitarist releases bravura solo debut, won’t talk about it Jubu Smith has made a career out of applying his considerable talents to the creative pursuits of other artists. The […]
30 Nov 2024
Hundred-word (Rock) Reviews, November 2024
Five more capsule reviews. Please note that every one of these album deserves not only fulsome praise, but a much longer, more in-depth review that I’m giving here. Suffice to […]
29 Nov 2024
Warren Haynes: Day of Reckoning
When Warren Haynes began gearing up for press availability to promote his latest album, he had no idea what lay ahead. The disastrous impact of Hurricane Helene on his hometown […]
28 Nov 2024
Album Review: Focus – Focus 12
There are bands and artists who end up being inextricably connected in listeners’ minds with a particular time period. This can be the case even if the artist’s work continued […]
27 Nov 2024
Album Review: Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks – True
Let’s start with the bad, getting it out of the way since there’s very little of it. The cover art for Jon Anderson’s latest album is at best uninspired. And […]
25 Nov 2024
Hundred-word (Power Pop) Reviews, November 2024
For this round of Hundred Word Reviews, it’s a veritable feast – a panoply, a cornucopia… a surfeit, even – of power pop. Valley Lodge – Shadows in Paradise New […]
23 Nov 2024
Hundred-word Reviews for November 2024: Blues/Roots
It’s been some time since I’ve done a clutch of hundred-word reviews; three months, to be exact. So here’s five, all in the blues/roots bag. Piper & the Hard Times […]
19 Nov 2024
Album Review: Canned Heat – Finyl Vinyl
Canned Heat began as a group in 1965. The Los Angeles-based blues band quickly became renowned for its deep, encyclopedic understanding of (and appreciation for) the blues. Alan Wilson and […]
18 Nov 2024
Album Review: David Gilmour — Luck and Strange
Releasing his first studio album in nearly nine years, guitarist David Gilmour continues his creatively fruitful journey beyond Pink Floyd. While Gilmour made his name as a member of that […]