review Archive
18 Jun 2010
Bootleg Bin: Jason Falkner – “Can You Still Feel?” Demos
Note: Next week I’ll publish my extensive three-part interview with Jason Falkner. The multi-instrumentalist is a former member of the Three O’Clock, Jellyfish and the Grays, and has recorded with […]
16 Jun 2010
Book Review: Neil Young – Long May You Run: The Illustrated History
If you’ve ever followed — or tried to follow the career of Neil Young, you know that his muse has led him down a circuitous path, one whose outline is, […]
15 Jun 2010
CD Review: Trey Gunn – Modulator
Some concepts look grand on paper, but don’t execute well. Some ideas are great in concept, but fail to launch in practice. Trey Gunn‘s Modulator is a project that succeeds […]
11 Jun 2010
Album Review: Karnivool – Sound Awake
Even though it kicks off with a gentle plinking sound, “Simple Boy” — the opening track on Karnivool‘s Sound Awake — is heavy, heavy, heavy. Older fans, think of Blue […]
10 Jun 2010
DVD Review: Chickenfoot – Get Your Buzz On LIVE
Vari-lites. Steadicams. Logo branding right down to the guitars and mic stands. And an unexpected Christian-themed opening. What’s this, you ask. Why, it’s Chickenfoot‘s live DVD Get Your Buzz On. […]
09 Jun 2010
Album Review: Big Sound – Ember Soundtracks & Themes
The first thing you’re likely to notice when you pick up a copy of the Fantastic Voyage compilation Big Sound: Ember Soundtracks & Themes is the cover artwork. An amalgam […]
08 Jun 2010
Book Review: Vinyl Lives
Vinyl Lives, the new book from James P. Goss, is one long mash note to the idea of the community record store. By means of a series of twenty-five profiles, […]
07 Jun 2010
Album Review: Chubby Checker – It’s Pony Time / Let’s Twist Again
As a music critic, there’s an automatic reaction — sometimes — that must be guarded against. The tendency to be dismissive, to pre-judge. So it was when I received an […]
04 Jun 2010
Bootleg Bin: Dave Gregory – Remoulds
Journeyman guitarist Dave Gregory joined XTC in time to appear on their 1979 effort, Drums and Wires, and he remained with the group far beyond the end of their touring […]
25 May 2010
DVD Review: We Fun – Atlanta GA Inside Out
Most of us remember our high school years, right? One of the things we might remember — if we weren’t fortunate — was the class sociopath. You know the guy […]