review Archive
04 Jan 2010
Album Review: Arthur Walker – Animal Nights
I know that “angular” is one of those critic-overused adjectives used to describe, well, post-rock, itself another overused descriptor. but Arthur Walker (a band, not a person) makes some angular […]
31 Dec 2009
Bootleg Bin: The Remains – Garorock Festival 2006
I’m putting the finishing touches on a feature/interview with Barry Tashian of the Remains. That feature will run in London-based Shindig! magazine sometime in 2010. As a bit of a […]
29 Dec 2009
Review: Paul McCartney – Good Evening New York City
At age 67, Paul McCartney has nothing to prove. As the world’s most successful songwriter, with a vast back catalog of Beatles, Wings and solo albums, he could easily (a) […]
18 Dec 2009
Musoscribe’s Best of 2009
2009 shaped up to be a great year for pop music, if not for the music business. In no particular order — here are my choices for the Best of […]
16 Dec 2009
Album Review: King Crimson – In the Court of the Crimson King (40th Anniversary Series)
There was little precedent for the music on King Crimson‘s 1969 debut album. Titled In the Court of the Crimson King — An Observation by King Crimson, the album gave […]
15 Dec 2009
Book Review: Bomp 2 – Born in the Garage
The printed fanzine phenomenon was the precursor of today’s blog. While the form got its beginning covering science fiction, by 1970 one of the medium’s most (ultimately) influential outlets was […]
14 Dec 2009
Album Review: King Crimson – Red (40th Anniversary Series)
From the first ominous, jagged chord of “Red”, the opening track on the 1974 King Crimson album of the same name, listeners know they’re in for a bracing, uncompromising experience. […]
11 Dec 2009
Album Review: Paper Zoo – We Are Paper Zoo (EP)
I, for one, don’t really think of Bigelf‘s Damon Fox as any sort of grand old man of rock and roll. But I suppose if you’re a young band like […]
10 Dec 2009
DVD Review: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live
Ask yourself this, dear reader: are you at your very best after a night out on the town, one that involves an open bar? And to my musician friends: do […]
09 Dec 2009
Album Review: Engineers – Three Fact Fader
If you toss shoegaze and electronics into a blender, you might expect the result to be unappetizing. But a listen to Three Fact Fader, the 2009 release from Engineers, might […]