review Archive
27 Oct 2011
Album Review: Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton – Play the Blues
There’s long been an undercurrent of humility (or perhaps even shyness) in the work of Eric Clapton. Sure, he was dubbed “God” in late-sixties Britain thanks to his guitar work, […]
26 Oct 2011
Album Review: Paul Kelly’s Greatest Hits
The new 2cd collection Songs From the South Volumes 1 &2 is subtitled Paul Kelly’s Greatest Hits, but if you live in the USA, the subtitle could as easily have […]
25 Oct 2011
Album Review: The Buzzcocks – What Do I Get?
The CD+DVD package What Do I Get? documents the reunited Buzzcocks on a live date at Shepherds Bush Empire in 2003. And if the title is a question, the answer […]
24 Oct 2011
Album Review: Tom Principato – A Part of Me
There’s an old saying where pop music is concerned: “Don’t bore us; get to the chorus.” 1970s hitmakers The Raspberries were the very embodiment of this aesthetic: many of their […]
20 Oct 2011
Album Review: Alberta Hunter – Downhearted Blues
Here’s a slightly unusual item, but it’s of such historical import that it would be unfair to call it a curio. Alberta Hunter was 86 years old when this live […]
19 Oct 2011
Album Review: Gentle Giant – Three Friends
Three Friends finds 70s progressive group Gentle Giant at their most rocking and abrasive, yet the group manages to deliver a set of challenging, progressive numbers in the process. Right […]
18 Oct 2011
Album Review: Mike Viola- Electro de Perfecto
He probably gets tired of the reference, but most people know Mike Viola’s raspy-yet-expressive voice from the theme song to That Thing You Do! Before and since, Viola has had […]
17 Oct 2011
Album Review: Mayer Hawthorne – How Do You Do
Get ready for a musical experience that will take you back to early 70s Detroit. Close your eyes while listening to How Do You Do, the second full-length from Mayer […]
14 Oct 2011
Bootleg Bin: Jazz Butcher – Bob & Anne’s Wedding Reception
Simply unbelievable. Pat Fish (aka the Jazz Butcher) and his partner in musical crime Max Eider were somehow convinced to play a September 19, 1997 wedding reception. They did so […]
13 Oct 2011
Bootleg Bin: The Rolling Stones – Record Mirror, Vols. 1 & 2
I recently interviewed Bill Wyman; that feature is coming soon. In my research for the piece, I’m reading Wyman’s autobiography/history Stone Alone. That got me thinking about this collection of […]