review Archive
03 Nov 2009
Album Review: Wolfmother – Cosmic Egg
Cosmic Egg — the first album since 2005’s self titled debut — finds retro-fetishists Wolfmother expanding their sound a bit. On the debut disc they were a loud, loud, loud […]
02 Nov 2009
DVD Review: Robert Mugge’s “Deep Sea Blues”
Robert Mugge‘s 2009 film Deep Sea Blues documents the 2007 Rhythm & Blues Cruise, a week-long Caribbean cruise aboard Holland America’s massive Westerdam. In some ways, the pairing of blues […]
29 Oct 2009
Album Review: The Truth – Playground
Here’s something really special. In 1985 I.R.S. records signed British quintet The Truth to a record deal. Their initial full-length is a rare example of disparate elements (in this case, […]
26 Oct 2009
Album Review: Isaac Hayes – Shaft Soundtrack
It’s no small feat to successfully convey story and emotion through music. It’s tougher still to do it in an instrumental piece. More difficult than that, even, is to get […]
23 Oct 2009
Album Review: Knight Area – Realm of Shadows
How come the most interesting sounds in modern progressive rock are coming from the continent? While the USA has Dream Theater, far more fascinating acts from the UK and Europe […]
23 Oct 2009
Blast From the Past: Julian Lennon – Photograph Smile
Here’s the final of five reviews covering the recorded work of Julian Lennon to date. In 1999 — eight years after his last album Help Yourself — Julian Lennon quietly […]
22 Oct 2009
Album Review: Julian Lennon – Help Yourself
NOTE: In 2009 Noble Rot reissued three of Julian Lennon‘s albums. They didn’t reissue the Valotte debut, nor did they put out a new release of Photograph Smile, Julian’s 1999 […]
22 Oct 2009
Album Review: Julian Lennon – Mr. Jordan
NOTE: In 2009 Noble Rot reissued three of Julian Lennon‘s albums. They didn’t reissue the Valotte debut, nor did they put out a new release of Photograph Smile, Julian’s 1999 […]
21 Oct 2009
Album Review: Julian Lennon – The Secret Value of Daydreaming
NOTE: In 2009 Noble Rot reissued three of Julian Lennon‘s albums. They didn’t reissue the Valotte debut, nor did they put out a new release of Photograph Smile, Julian’s 1999 […]
21 Oct 2009
Blast from the Past: Julian Lennon – Valotte
Note: In October 2009 Noble Rot reissued the second, third and fourth albums by Julian Lennon. While the first and fifth did not see re-release, it made sense to this […]