review Archive
18 Aug 2011
CD Review: Johnnie Taylor – Taylored in Silk
Johnnie Taylor is best known for his 1968 Stax hit “Who’s Making Love,’ and nearly as well-remembered for his mid-70s disco hits, including the regrettably-named chart-topper Eargasm. But in between […]
15 Aug 2011
CD Review: Mike and the Ravens – From Pillar to Post
Nevermore, say Mike and The Ravens. Well, actually, it’s their producer Will Shade who says that this group of inimitable rockers won’t be making records to follow From Pillar to […]
12 Aug 2011
DVD Review: Willie and the Poor Boys
An overlooked gem is rediscovered. A 1985 LP that went largely unnoticed on its release, Willie and the Poor Boys was an exercise in nostalgia for Rolling Stones bassist Bill […]
10 Aug 2011
EP Review: Magic Punches – Brightly Colored Tapes
Quite a number of self-released releases find their way onto my desk for potential review. Considering one of them for said review presents a dilemma: some readers who happen by […]
09 Aug 2011
CD Review: Grobschnitt – 2008 Live 2010
Few rock fans in North America have ever heard of Grobschnitt. Even among that group’s subset of progressive rock fans, this German band isn’t very well known. For myself, I […]
08 Aug 2011
CD Review: The Long Ryders – Native Sons (Deluxe Reissue)
The Long Ryders made a hypocrite out of me. Up until the mid 1980s, I adamantly argued that I didn’t like any music that had so much as a twinge […]
05 Aug 2011
DVD Review: Fountains of Wayne – No Better Place
With the August 2011 release of Fountains of Wayne‘s new album Sky Full of Holes, now is as good a time as any to look back at their previous release, […]
02 Aug 2011
Indie Roundup: August 2011, Part 2
From time to time I do a “review roundup” in which I take a quick look at a stack of CDs that has found its way onto my desk. Each […]
01 Aug 2011
Indie Roundup: August 2011, Part 1
From time to time I do a “review roundup” in which I take a quick look at a stack of CDs that has found its way onto my desk. Each […]
29 Jul 2011
EP Review: The Wicked Whispers – The Dark Delights of…
Take the edge-of-macabre organ stylings of The Doors and apply it to a slowly swaying, retro-jangle with a British accent. Add some plaintive harmonies and a slightly modern sensibility a […]