reissue Archive
25 May 2022
Hundred-word Reviews for May 2022, Part 2
I present five more reviews, in capsule form. Three of these are new releases; two are archival titles. All are deserving of deeper investigation. Alice Austin – Goodnight Euphoria Los […]
17 May 2022
Album Review: Jeannie C. Riley — Harper Valley P.T.A.
I’ve gone on about this idea before, but it never ceases to fascinate me, so I’ll mention it again. Those of us of a certain age — boomers, I guess […]
16 May 2022
Album Review: Detective — s/t
By the mid 1970s, having one’s own boutique record label was a symbol of Having Arrived. The Beatles started it all with Apple, and within a few years, The Moody […]
06 May 2022
Album Review: Scott McCarl — Play On
I am sure we can agree as to the wonderfulness that is The Raspberries’ catalog. “Go All the Way” is pop perfection, taking the “don’t bore us; get to the […]
05 May 2022
Album Review: The Mommyheads — Swiss Army Knife
The Mommyheads released their debut album Acorn in 1989. A wholebuncha albums followed; the prolific Brooklyn-based group would release four more albums before going inactive in the late ‘90s. When […]
29 Apr 2022
Album Review: Natalie Cole — Unforgettable…With Love
By the early 1990s, Natalie Cole was anything but a newcomer to the music world. Daughter of legendary Nat “King” Cole, she had long since established herself as an R&B/soul […]
28 Apr 2022
Album Review: The Loud Family and Anton Barbeau – What if it Works?
When two formidable talents get together, one doesn’t know quite what to expect. Auteurs who are accustomed to having things their own way — and who have long since earned […]
26 Apr 2022
Album Review: The Troggs — The Trogg Tapes
First, a few words about what this isn’t. It’s not the infamous “Troggs Tapes” studio outtake, an audio gem that initially circulated among aficionados and collectors of the strange and […]
25 Apr 2022
Album Review: Love Tractor — Themes from Venus
It’s worth noting that Atlanta and Athens, Georgia are a mere 70 miles apart. I mention this because back in the 1980s when I lived in the suburbs of Atlanta […]
24 Feb 2022
Album Review: The Left Banke – Strangers on a Train
When the terms “baroque pop” or “baroque rock” come up in conversation, discussion of The Left Banke is assuredly to follow. While the group scored only a few hits – […]