review Archive
13 Apr 2012
Album Review: George Harrison- Early Takes, Vol. 1
When The Beatles rolled out their Anthology CD sets – six discs worth of previously-unreleased music in 1995 and 1996 – hardcore Beatles fans found that the albums continued a […]
12 Apr 2012
Album Review: Personal Space: Electronic Soul 1974-1984
Here’s an interesting thought experiment: What might happen if you gathered a bunch of musicians steeped in 70s soul, funk and r&b, took away their guitars and basses, gave them […]
11 Apr 2012
Album Review: Bangtower – Casting Shadows
Attention shredding fans! Here’s one you’ll want to know about. Aggressively innovative Brand X bassist Percy Jones has a power trio called Bangtower, and Casting Shadows is their (relatively) new […]
10 Apr 2012
Album Review: The Corner Laughers – Poppy Seeds
With the impossibly winsome vocals of Karla Kane out front, The Corner Laughers‘ pop style is a tasty recipe indeed. Their 2012 release Poppy Seeds continues in their grand tradition. […]
09 Apr 2012
Album Review: The Residents – The Third Reich and Roll
The Residents‘ third recording (though released as their second), The Third Reich and Roll, presents the inscrutable group at their most provocative. The album (or EP, depending on your point […]
06 Apr 2012
Album Review: David Axelrod’s Messiah
Among rock fans who followed the liner-notes-and-back-stories side of sixties rock, the name David Axelrod can evoke some visceral reactions. On one hand, he’s the guy who produced Cannonball Adderley‘s […]
05 Apr 2012
Album Review: Steve Barton – Projector
I’m a longtime fan of San Francisco-based rockers Translator. While their highest profile hit was 1982’s “Everywhere That I’m Not,” for me their finest hour was their last release, 1986’s […]
04 Apr 2012
DVD Review: Public Image Ltd. – Live at Rockpalast 1983
Time really does change things. It was Halloween night 1983 when Public Image Ltd. took the stage at WDR’s television studios for a concert. But now, shy of three decades […]
30 Mar 2012
Album Review: Lou Ragland – I Travel Alone
Way back when I was nineteen, I was a full-time college student, but I also held down a part-time job in retail. I became friendly with a co-worker name Wade […]
29 Mar 2012
Hundred-word Reviews: March 2012
Here’s another installment in my occasional series of capsule reviews, generally covering indie releases. My self-imposed limit for this particular exercise is 100 words on each album. Brad Brooks – […]