spoken word Archive
07 May 2015
Hundred Word Reviews for May 2015, Part 4
My unrelenting trip through my CD backlog continues today with five more capsule reviews. These five are rock and/or soul and/or pop. The Monochrome Set – Spaces Everywhere Heroes of […]
25 Sep 2014
Album Review: John and Yoko w/ Harry Smith: I’m Not the Beatles
Way back in 1990, author John Robertson published a provocative book called The Art & Music of John Lennon. The title might lead one to think it’s a coffee table […]
01 Apr 2014
Festival Review: Big Ears 2014, Day 2 (Part 1)
Marc Ribot (Again) The second day of Big Ears 2014 kicked off with a most unusual event: Marc Ribot seated in total darkness, armed with only a classical acoustic guitar. […]
06 Feb 2014
Hundred Word Reviews: February 2014, Part Two
As part of my continuing effort to thin the pile of to-be-reviewed CDs on my desk – and that’s after culling all the ones I’ve decided not to cover – […]
22 Oct 2013
Album Review: Woody Guthrie — American Radical Patriot
Most Americans know the name Woody Guthrie. What they know of him beyond that – and/or their opinion on what he means to popular culture and music – varies widely. […]
13 Dec 2012
Album Review: Phil Manzanera and Anna Le – Nth Entities
I’m the first to admit it: I generally don’t “get” poetry. I appreciate good lyrics, but as often as not my attention is drawn more to the sound and texture […]
06 Sep 2012
Album Review: Ernie Kovacs Presents Percy Dovetonsils…thpeaks
Critics and other observers of pop culture have a number of labels to which they (and by “they” I mean “we”) turn when attempting to classify works of entertainment. One […]