Neil Young – “Hitchhiker” (2017) review
Neil Young - Hitchhiker (2017) If anything, Neil Young is predictably unpredictable … and truth be told, I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or a drawback,...
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The Dream Syndicate – ‘How Did I Find Myself Here?’ (2017)
In all honesty, after all this time, I never expected to hear another Dream Syndicate album, so when How Did I Find Myself Here? found its way to...
“Pharmacopious” (Part 5) by Jenell Kesler
A few days later I found myself just off the interstate at the Phillips 66 station watching the last of the giant moths dance in the erie haze...
Morels – “Drift” (2017) review
Morels - Drift (2017) https://morels.bandcamp.com/releases Stepping out from behind the hazy blue smoke curtain and dripping orange sky of his tripped out band Bad Liquor Pond, Dave Gibson...
Surf City – “We Knew It Was Not Going to Be Like This” (2013) review
Surf City - We Knew It Was Not Going to Be Like This (Fire Records, 2013) For Surf City’s Jekyll Island I wrote: “With ever present jangling guitars,...
Soft Speaker – ‘Nautical Romance’ (2017)
Soft Speaker’s Nautical Romance took me by complete surprise, and I assure you, is nothing like you’d expect from viewing the front cover, and certainly less from the...
“Pharmacopious” (Part 4) by Jenell Kesler
A man said “Hi.” I didn’t recognize him, then spun mid-step almost toppling over, realizing he was the guy taking care of my meter. “How’s it going?” I...
The Warmth – ‘Hot Milk’ (2017)
More years ago than I care to remember, I had the privilege of interviewing the late Frank Zappa, who said to me, “You could take any of our...
From The Vault: The Rain Parade – ‘Emergency Third Rail Power Trip’ (1983)
When the psychedelic 60’s faded into the sunset during the early 70’s, there were many who still clung to those beautiful bits of naive ideals and nostalgia for...
Luna – ‘A Place of Greater Safety’ (2017)
One of my earliest introductions to rock was through the instrumentals of The Ventures, though I will confess, after adding a couple albums to my collection, I didn’t...