Rock Album Review: Ian Hunter’s “Defiance Part I”— Miles To Go Before He Sleeps
Now an octogenarian, Ian Hunter remains a gifted songwriter, a distinctive vocalist, and a man who truly has a rock and roll heart.
View ArticleAlbum Review: “Stephen Stills, Live at Berkeley 1971”— A Welcome Blast From...
Among its many virtues, this archival live release from Stephen Stills reminds us of an era when great music was human-generated -- written and performed with love.
View ArticleAlbum Review: Paul Simon’s “Seven Psalms”— A Prophet’s Message to Us All
This album may be too mellow, too grim, too serious for the average listener but hear me: This is an amazing and important work of art, quite possibly the legendary songwriter’s own elegy.
View ArticleTV Review: “Barry”— An Inevitable Season Four
What made Barry such a hit was that it was deliciously funny; the laughs were a balm for the uneasiness viewers felt as the body count rose from episode to episode.
View ArticleAlbum Review: Minx’s “The Cloistered Order”— A Captivating Blend of Tempos...
Like Thin Lizzy, Minx marries metallic thunder with melodic structures and lyrics worth listening to.
View ArticleJazz Album Review: Steve Smith & Vital Information’s “Time Flies”— Deft and...
"Time Flies" offers approximately two hours of outstanding jazz, created by true masters with no other agenda than to play their asses off with the tape rolling.
View ArticleJazz Interview: Talking to Russ Gershon, Cornerstone of the Local Jazz Scene
In any form, any format, anytime and any place, the presence of Russ Gershon is an imprimatur of exciting, eclectic, and innovative music.
View ArticleArts Remembrance: Appreciating Robbie Robertson
Robbie Robertson was born and raised in Canada but he seemed to understand the American myth better than most of his southern neighbors did.
View ArticleAlbum Review: Mr. Joe Jackson Presents: Max Champion in “What a Racket!”
If you’re brave enough to dip your toes into a musical unknown, there are pleasures a-plenty to be had in this recording, in which Joe Jackson takes us on what purports to be a musicological excavation...
View ArticleAlbum Review: “Will Anybody Know That I Was Here? The Songs of Beulah Rowley”...
The album suggests an earlier time, but most of the music is modern, relevant, and timeless.
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