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...
Reviews
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...
TFS – “A Laughing Death in Meatspace” (2018) review
Tropical Fuck Storm - A Laughing Death in Meatspace (Joyful Noise Recordings, 2018) https://tropicalfstorm.bandcamp.com/album/a-laughing-death-in-meatspace It’s hard for a group with a name like Tropical Fuck Storm to not...
The Action – “Shadows And Reflections: The Complete Recordings 1964-1968” (2018) review
The Action - Shadows And Reflections: The Complete Recordings 1964-1968 (Grapefruit, 2018) Many incredible mod rock bands came out of the UK in the 1960’s, The Who, Creation and...
Rainbow Ffolly – “Spectromorphic Iridescence: The Complete Ffolly” (2019) review
Rainbow Ffolly - Spectromorphic Iridescence: The Complete Ffolly (Grapefruit, 2019) Among the many bands to have albums released by EMI in 1968 none may have had a stranger...