John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers – Live In 1967
This album sounds like a group of white British blues rockers playing the blues. Is that because all the white, British blues rockers came through John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers? Yes. Well … Read more
Posted in April, 2015
Carly Simon To Re-Release ‘The Bedroom Tapes’
Singer/songwriter Carly Simon announced that she will release an expanded, special edition of The Bedroom Tapes through C’EST Music, her boutique label, and Carly Simon Vintage, her lifestyle brand. Despite a … Read more
Watch Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon Stripped Down Spoon Cover
Justin Vernon, better known as Bon Iver, released a video of himself covering Spoon‘s “Inside Out” as a promotion for the first ever Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival, set to … Read more
Cabinet Of Wonders feat. Milk Carton Kids & Southside Johnny
Photos by Leland Gorlin The Ed Sullivan Show launched a thousand careers, from the Beatles to Señor Wences, but it’s been years since we’ve seen a variety show like the … Read more
Kirk Hammett To Jam With His Idol, Michael Schenker, On That Metal…
Judging by his recent comments on Twitter, Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett fulfilled a lifelong dream when he got to jam with his idol, UFO and Scorpions guitarist Michael Schenker, at … Read more
Sonny Landreth Gets Back To Basics On New Album ‘Bound By The…
Slide guitarist Sonny Landreth is set to release a new album, Bound By The Blues, that, as the title indicates, returns him to his blues roots. After 2012’s orchestral, instrumental, multi-genre … Read more
Bill Wyman Announces New Solo Album
Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman is returning to the spotlight with his first solo album in over 30 years. Titled Back To Basics, the album is expected to be released … Read more
Buxton – Half A Native
The opening chords remind me of The Band and that always bodes well. As the album progresses, though, Buxton unveils its own dusty, ethereal, sparkling, quietly understated sound that alternates … Read more
Marc Ribot & Emeline Michele
The famous quote describing the ubiquitous NYC composer George Gershwin was that he had one foot in the door of jazz and the other steeped in classical music. As far … Read more
Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson to Release a New Album
Maybe the secret to a long, productive life is having great friends by your side. That certainly seems to be the case for Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard, who have … Read more
