black sand – ‘Above the Clouds’ (2022)
Always an exciting event here in the southwest when Black Sand (Anthony Evans) filters a new set of wayward songs across the ether, songs filled with enchantment, numbers...
Reviews
Keef Hartley Band – ‘Sinnin’ For You: The Albums 1969-1973’ (2022)
After being dismissed from The Artwoods and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, drummer Keef Hartley formed a band bearing his name and was promptly signed to a long term deal...
The Foundations – ‘Am I Groovin’ You: The Pye Anthology’ (2022)
With a sound befitting Motown’s golden age multi-racial British soul act The Foundations released a series of successful singles between 1967 and 1970, becoming the first to have...
Luna – ‘Lunapark’ (1992) | A Deluxe Vinyl Reissue
'Lunapark' stands at a crossroads of sorts, between the material laid down by Galaxie 500 (Dean Wareham) and the future even more intoxicating numbers found on those later...
Lords of Form – ‘Flying Chromium Society’ (2022)
'Flying Chromium Society' is the latest release by Lords of Form. It is comprised of a handful of previously released tunes from the band’s EP catalogue with the...
‘This Band Has No Past: How Cheap Trick Became Cheap Trick’ By Brian J. Kramp (2022)
For those of us who appreciate knowing something about the backstories behind the careers of the musical acts we like, a lot of times what we learn –...
John R. Miller – ‘Depreciated’ (2021)
No way I’m gonna tell you that Miller invented alternative country music, what I am gonna tell you is that John Miller (and his band the Engine Lights)...
Nala Sinephro – ‘Space 1.8’ (2021)
It would be easy to call 'Space 1.8' minimalist, though there’s hardly anything here that would fit the minimalist format, then again it would be easy to call...
Liam Gallagher – ‘Acoustic Sessions’ (2020)
It’s difficult to know if 'Acoustic Sessions' (released in 2020) should be considered an album or a bootleg, as the material is drawn from a music documentary of...
The Lower Depths – ‘Trip Hazards’ (2022)
Anyone who knows me is aware that I go out of my way to collect even a single couchbound psychedelic number to add to my ever-growing list, all...