vinyl Archive
05 Jan 2025
Single Review: Schizo Fun Addict – “Elevation Versus Sabotage” b/w “Coming to You”
Remember ‘80s bands like Wire Train and The Cure? Well, so, apparently do Schizo Fun Addict. Because while they write original tunes, the sound and feel of their songs is […]
04 Jan 2025
EP Review: The Lounge Bar Orchestra – The Incidents OST
I make a practice of not reviewing singles or EPs, as I prefer the longer-form format’s ability to provide a deeper look into what an artist’s about. But rules being […]
03 Jan 2025
Boxed Set Review: Skin Yard — Select
The grunge movements wa – if not a breath of fresh air, then – a break from the slick, spandex-clad, teased-hair lite metal of the ‘90s. Along with a resurgent […]
02 Jan 2025
Album Reviews: Three from Hyperspace Communicaitons
I first encountered David Javelosa while working on my second book, Disturbing the Peace: 415 Records and the Rise of New Wave. Javelosa had been a prime mover of Baby […]
13 Dec 2024
Album Review: Trees Speak – Timefold
As I’ve observed before, Tucson, Arizona isn’t the first place one would look for krautrock. But in 2024, it may well be the best place. As Trees Speak, Daniel Martin […]
12 Dec 2024
Album Review: Charlie Parker – The Long Lost Bird Live Afro-Cubop Recordings!
For anyone who appreciates Charlie Parker, most any recordings will be worthwhile. This 2LP set from RockBeat Records is no different. So rather than extol its obvious virtues (i.e. it’s […]
11 Dec 2024
Album Review: Mose Allison – Live 1978
Mose Allison is better known among may listeners as the composer of songs made famous by others. The Who memorably covered his “Young Man Blues” on their landmark live album […]
10 Dec 2024
Album Review: Cal Tjader – Huracán
Cal Tjader was a prime exponent of the Latin jazz scene of the 1950s and early ‘60s. Though his activities began long before and continued long after, it’s those years […]
09 Dec 2024
Album Review: Cannonball Adderley Quintet — Live in Montreal May 1975
Saxophonist and band leader Julian “Cannonball” Adderley was at the forefront of jazz musicians who believed that jazz is the people’s music. And he lived that ethos, moving seamlessly from […]
07 Dec 2024
Album Review: Afterimage – Faces to Hide
“Post-punk” is one of those labels – epithets, one might even say – created by music journalist to describe a type of music, but ultimately (as some or other playwright […]