review Archive
25 Sep 2012
Album Review: Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe – Live at the NEC
There’s an old joke – admittedly not a rip-roaringly hilarious one – about band names sounding like law firms: Crosby, Stills, Nash and (sometimes) Young was the first to be […]
24 Sep 2012
Album Review: Jefferson Starship – Tales From the Mothership
Where to start with this one? There’s so much I could say about the sprawling 4CD set Tales From the Mothership. But let’s start with a bit of history to […]
20 Sep 2012
Album Review: The Poster Boy – Melody
One of the many fascinating discoveries one finds when diving into the sprawling 4CD set Nuggets, Vol. 2: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond is in the “beyond” […]
19 Sep 2012
Album Review: 20/20 — 20/20 / Look Out!
Unless you were deeply immersed in the powerpop/new wave scene of the late 1970s and (very) early 1980s, you probably didn’t know about 20/20 during their initial heyday. (I wasn’t, […]
18 Sep 2012
Album Review: Lannie Flowers – New Songs, Old Stories
Lannie Flowers‘ vocal style is occasionally reminiscent of John Lennon, and the slide guitar fills he often employs are from the George Harrison school. The Dallas/Fort Worth guitarist is the […]
17 Sep 2012
Album Review: Ruby Free – Introducing Ruby Free
I wasn’t at all sure what to expect when I received a press release along with a review copy of Introducing Ruby Free. I knew Rick Hromadka as the leader […]
14 Sep 2012
DVD Review: The Beatles – Their Golden Age
The story of The Beatles has been told countless times. So the first question that comes to mind – even before popping the new DVD The Beatles: Their Golden Age […]
13 Sep 2012
Concert Review: Hopscotch Festival, Part 4 – The dB’s
In one sense, the Long View Center is an ideal venue to catch a show: unobstructed lines of sight, comfortable seats, and – best of all – a building purpose-built […]
12 Sep 2012
Concert Review: Hopscotch Festival, Part 3 – Field Report, Azure Ray
I had hoped to catch a few minutes of Yo La Tengo‘s 11:30 set at Memorial Auditorium, but (a) that venue was in the wrong direction and (b) The dB‘s […]
11 Sep 2012
Concert Review: Hopscotch Festival, Part 2 – The Jesus and Mary Chain
A bit after 9pm, The Jesus and Mary Chain took the stage. Though I bought Psychocandy on vinyl upon its original release (1985), this was another band I had never […]