Charlie Is My Darling – The Rolling Stones Juggernaut Continues
With two documentaries, several high profile gigs, a decent new single and another career-spanning collection, the longest-lasting act in rock is gathering no moss.
The most intriguing ... Continue Reading →
WAGING HEAVY PEACE by Neil Young (Blue Rider Press)
If anyone was going to place a bet several decades ago whether the era’s popular musicians would be writing intriguing autobiographies many years later, the odds would have been rather ... Continue Reading →
Ian Anderson / Jethro Tull – Living in the Past and the Digital Future
Jethro Tull is one of the poster child bands for 1970s progressive rock. Although leader Ian Anderson took his share of slings and arrows over the years, his concert grosses probably ... Continue Reading →
David Byrne and St. Vincent: new album and tour collaboration “Love This Giant”
David Bryne has become a bit of an éminence grise in various fields. He published a book called Bicycle Diaries a few years ago and undertook a series of steps to encourage urban ... Continue Reading →
Micky Dolenz – New CD and Upcoming Monkees Tour
Everyone from Rod Stewart to Paul McCartney has dabbled in the ‘songbook’ strategy, so why not the drummer from the Monkees? I have been a fan of the Prefab Four from day one, gleefully ... Continue Reading →
Norah Jones – Copley Symphony Hall, San Diego
The very elegant venue was filled with well-coiffed couples ready for an evening of pleasant music. More than several were undoubtedly jolted at the ambitious sonic textures Jones ... Continue Reading →
Ray Davies – From the House of Blues to the Olympics Closing Ceremony
Ray Davies is ensconced in the annals of premiere British songwriters. Over the least four decades he has penned some of the most enduring songs emanating from the fertile landscape ... Continue Reading →
Ralph Stanley and Clinch Mountain Boys – Carter Fold
When George Clooney opened his mouth to sing “Man of Constant Sorrow” in the supremely satisfying film “O Brother Where Art Thou,” it was the voice of Ralph Stanley that we ... Continue Reading →
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