reissue Archive
18 Aug 2021
Nina Simone is #trending in 2021
Nina Simone is trending in 2021. Nearly two decades after her death, the Tryon, N.C.-born musician, vocalist songwriter and civil rights activist is as popular as ever. Just over a […]
17 Aug 2021
Album Review: Snowglobe — Doing the Distance
Doing the Distance is full of surprises, especially for listeners who approach it without preconceived notions. After a brief, brass-centric intro (“Theme Music,”) the group shifts into what initially sounds […]
14 Aug 2021
Album Review: Laura Nyro — Trees of the Ages
Laura Nyro was a talent of staggering dimensions. Not only was the New York singer-songwriter possessed of a preternatural ability to write enduing melodies – many of which were hits […]
10 Aug 2021
Album Review: The Beat Farmers — Tales of the New West
One of the more fascinating characteristics of ‘80s new wave / college rock / alternative (or whatever you’d care to call it) was the manner in which it folded in […]
04 Aug 2021
Thirty Years with the Mother Hips (Part Three)
Continued from Part Two … “We started in Wisconsin and ended near San Francisco at the Shoreline Amphitheater,” Tim Bluhm recalls. “And by that time, we were headlining the side […]
03 Aug 2021
Thirty Years with the Mother Hips (Part Two)
Continued from Part One … Tim Bluhm concedes that the Mother Hips fan base isn’t as large as the following of some other groups, but he believes that their followers’ […]
02 Aug 2021
Thirty Years with the Mother Hips (Part One)
Popular West Coast Band reissues its entire studio catalog, on vinyl for the first time Some artists have made a successful career out of establishing a signature sound and then […]
29 Apr 2021
Album Reviews: ‘Richard Pryor’ and ‘Craps (After Hours)’
Comedy albums are unique in the album world. Unlike music, for most listeners, they’re a one-and-done affair. You may well have bought Robin Williams’ Reality: What a Concept when it […]
29 Apr 2021
Album Review: Keb Darge Presents The New Mastersounds
As the leaders of the funk-soul boogaloo revival, The New Mastersounds have churned out along and impressive string of deep funk/groove albums, exploring the part of the musical Venn diagram […]
24 Apr 2021
Album Review: The Mommyheads — Coming Into Beauty
If you’re not familiar with the Mommyheads, try this: imagine a cross between the quirky intelligence of They Might Be Giants, the sophisticated use of studio-as-instrument of Talking Heads, and […]