review Archive
19 Jun 2023
Album Review: The Salt Collective – Life
In late 2019 I named The Loneliness of Clouds as one of my favorite releases of the year. At the time, the group (not exactly a group, but I’ll get […]
18 Jun 2023
Album Review: Selwyn Birchwood — Exorcist
I’ve written about Selwyn Birchwood on a number of occasions. Back when I was writing my “30 Days Out” column for Asheville’s altweekly (for a few years now it’s been […]
17 Jun 2023
Album Review: Marco Rossi — The Sincerest Form of Flattery
I’m as interested as the next listener when an artist/songwriter of quality decides to embark upon what we used to call a “busman’s holiday.” David Bowie’s Pin Ups, John Lennon’s […]
16 Jun 2023
Album Review: Various Artists — Shine On
One of popular culture’s great tragedies is the absence of Pete Ham. The Welsh singer-songwriter-guitarist was the creative center of gravity in Badfinger; his distinctive voice and superb songwriting were […]
14 Jun 2023
Album Review: Savoy Brown — Blues All Around
Kim Simmonds was part of the wave of British blues guitarists of the late ‘60s. From 1965 onward, he led Savoy Brown, one of the most workmanlike and indefatigable blues […]
13 Jun 2023
Album Review: Ernie Vincent – Original Dap King
The title of this album is something of a red herring. Best as I can tell, New Orleans-based guitarist Ernie Vincent has no substantive connection to the Brooklyn-based ensemble that […]
11 Jun 2023
Album Review: NXTOFKIN — Where Did We Go Wrong?
In much the same way that many music journalists and/or critics (this one included) are musicians, so too are many record label heads, especially those of the smaller indie variety. […]
10 Jun 2023
Book Review: In Your Mind – The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono
It’s difficult to think of an artist more unjustly maligned than Yoko Ono. Whether one appreciates her music or not – for the record, I very much do – it’s […]
09 Jun 2023
Album Review: Robocop Kraus — Smile
Let’s move quickly beyond the band name; it makes no sense to me, but then I’m not German. Robocop Kraus’ latest – their first release in 15 years – is […]
07 Jun 2023
Album Review: Blues Image — Next Voyage
Among pop, soul, jazz, blues and other genres, there’s a long (and often dubious) tradition of artists re-recording their hits. Little Richard did quite a bit of it – as […]