JAZZ CORNER Presents: 1000 Kings – Raw Cause (2018)
1000 Kings - Raw Cause (Jazz re:freshed, 2018) https://1000kings.com/releases Ahhhh … finally some new jazz fusion that I can sink my teeth into, music sounding as futuristic as...
Reviews
Sound Strider – “Occult Electric” (2018) review
Sound Strider - Occult Electric (Red Tent Records, 2018) https://soundstrider.bandcamp.com/album/occult-electric Sound Strider describes his own sound as “Psychedelic Ethno Trigga Funk for the Information Generation,” which may seem...
The Moody Blues
There are certain groups who began in the 60’s whose music has continued to be re-released time and again in audiophile editions and repackaged in various CD and...
From The Vault: Teenage Fanclub – “Bandwagonesque” (1991)
After twenty years, Bandwagonesque certainly needs a second look, not simply a revisionist look, but a critical and influential look. With that in mind, I could easily say...
JAZZ CORNER Presents: Emanative – “Earth” (2018)
Emanative - Earth (Jazzman Records, 2018) https://emanative.bandcamp.com/album/earth Seems that Emanative finally had the courage to step out on their own on this their fourth album Earth. Previous albums...
Missing Waves – “Post-Crash” (2018) review
Missing Waves - Post-Crash (Brocoli, 2018) https://missingwaves.bandcamp.com/album/post-crash Missing Waves explained their choice of album title by saying, “Crash refers to when a computer unexpectedly stops functioning, where in...
The Bangles / The Dream Syndicate / The Three O’Clock / Rain Parade – “3×4” (2019) review
The Bangles / The Dream Syndicate / The Three O’Clock / Rain Parade – 3x4 (Yep Rock, 2019) Boy, do we need this – a perfect time for...
The Rolling Stones reissues
The Rolling Stones - ABKCO Records reissues Reissues of albums from the Rolling Stones may not come with all the fanfare of recent Beatles’reissues, but with one of the 50th...
The Cactus Blossoms – “Easy Way” (2019) review
The Cactus Blossoms - Easy Way (Walkie Talkie Records, 2019) On Easy Way, The Cactus Blossoms have not only revived the style and attitude of the Everly Brothers,...
Mott The Hoople – “Mental Train-The Island Years 1969-71” (2018) review
Mott The Hoople - Mental Train-The Island Years 1969-71 (Universal Music, 2018) A rather enigmatic British rock band who recorded seven studio albums and one live LP between 1969...