Reviewed: Pugwash – “Silverlake”
Reviewed: Pugwash – “Silverlake” With a infectious lead single, and Jason Faulkner at the helm, how many rabbits can the Irish pop sensation pull out of a hat on their 7th release? Tons! Berry Gordy knew how to run a record label. A roster of great artists,...
Reviewed: Lonesome Lies Before Us by Don Lee
Reviewed: Lonesome Lies Before Us by Don Lee While Lee's depictions of carpet-laying and hotel room tidying are, top notch, can his novel about an aspiring guitarist trapped in a dead end job learn to sing? In the 21st century, few artistic avenues seem as easy to...
Reviewed: Joel Gion – Joel Gion
Reviewed: Joel Gion – Joel Gion The third solo release from Brian Jonestown Massacre's beloved tambourine man reveals the songwriting chops beneath the corduroy cap. I can’t decide whether Joel Gion has the best or the worst day job in the world. As the...
Reviewed: The Godfathers – “A Big Bad Beautiful Noise”
Reviewed: The Godfathers – “A Big Bad Beautiful Noise” Rarely has an album title so perfectly captured its contents: The piss and vinegar of the Godfathers at their glorious British rock and roll finest. Lord, it must be tough being tagged as an...
Reviewed: The Flamin’ Groovies “Fantastic Plastic”
Reviewed: The Flamin’ Groovies “Fantastic Plastic” We "Spot-the-Influence" track by track on the band's new album, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. There’s the respect /That makes calamity of so long life. So says Hamlet at the beginning...
Live: Fall Out Boy @ TD Garden Boston
Live: Fall Out Boy @ TD Garden Boston Older Cousin takes younger cousin to a formative concert, finds screaming tweens and (poorly concealed) receding hairlines. Fall Out Boy: The M A N I A Tour – TD Garden, Boston MA – October 27, 2017 When in the course...
Reviewed: Paul Butterfield – Live New York 1970
Reviewed: Paul Butterfield – Live New York 1970 Another double-live set, siphoned from the same source as "Paul Butterfield Live," gives us chills For many children of the late ‘70s and ’80s, our first exposure to the blues came when Chicagoans Dan Akroyd and...
Reviewed: North Mississippi Allstars: Prayer for Peace
Reviewed: North Mississippi Allstars: Prayer for Peace For anyone who’s troubled, hell, for any person with a conscience, this record’s for you. The mournful blues of the North Mississippi doesn’t evoke the wailers of the Civil Rights era — it actually invokes...
Reviewed: Hendrix The Illustrated Story by Gillian G. Gaar
Reviewed: Hendrix The Illustrated Story by Gillian G. Gaar You could fill a warehouse with mediocre books about Hendrix, but Gillian G. Gaar's new tome gets it right In just under four years, Jimi Hendrix changed the world of popular music forever. Four years. Today,...
Reviewed: Nick Heyward “Woodland Echoes”
Reviewed: Nick Heyward “Woodland Echoes” Former Haircut 100 frontman embraces his pop roots, takes his foot off the loud pedal and delivers the best guitar solo of the year! If I showed you a picture of Nick Heyward in 1982, you’d probably recognise him. Cute as...
Live: Chameleons Vox – Pleasure, Pain, Perfection
Live: Chameleons Vox – Pleasure, Pain, Perfection Underground Postpunk legends stuff a weekend night venue to capacity, redefining "nostalgia show" Chameleons Vox – Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge MA – September 16, 2017 For a 57 year old who never...
