review Archive
21 Apr 2011
DVD Review: Derailroaded – Inside the Mind of Larry “Wild Man” Fischer
I approached this one with great trepidation. In today’s world where postmodern irony is bought and sold like any other commodity – witness the plethora of so-called “ironic” T-shirts and […]
19 Apr 2011
Album Review: Material Issue – International Pop Overthrow (20th Anniversary)
What do Valerie, Diane, Renee and Christine have in common? They’ve each got a song written about ‘em on Material Issue’s 1991 International Pop Overthrow. And those songs have something […]
18 Apr 2011
Concert Review: April Smith and the Great Picture Show
If you’ve attended even a few live shows in your lifetime, you’re probably familiar with the particular plight of the opening act. Often added to the bill by the record […]
15 Apr 2011
Album Review: Soul Breakout ‘60
Pop music and/or rock’n’roll may – as many have argued – have been suffering from a period of insipidness at the very beginning of the 1960s. But on the soul/R&B […]
14 Apr 2011
Album Review: Ike and Tina Turner – River Deep, Mountain High
What happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object? And what happens when the irresistible force brings her hubby along? The answer, in 1966, was Ike and Tina Turner’s […]
12 Apr 2011
DVD Review: Concert for George
Eric Clapton and his pals made me cry. Really, they did. The moving all-star concert that was the Concert for George brought together a group of musicians and performers, all […]
11 Apr 2011
Album Review: Candy Golde
It might well be that calling Candy Golde a supergroup is an exercise in hyperbole. The fact is that each of the new group’s four members has a pedigree of […]
08 Apr 2011
Album Review: Quiet Sun – Mainstream
Perversely titled Mainstream, the sole release by avant-prog-jazz outfit Quiet Sun is in fact as far from that adjective as can be imagined. Recorded in between sessions for Phil Manzanera’s […]
07 Apr 2011
Not Awesome.
I am not a film critic. That simple fact is one of two reasons I will not be reviewing Anywhere, U.S.A. a movie now out on DVD. (The other reason […]
07 Apr 2011
Album Review: Phil Manzanera – Diamond Head
When, in 1975, Phil Manzanera put together his debut solo LP Diamond Head, fans of Roxy Music already expected something special. The versatile guitarist was already well-known for his highly […]