Posted in April, 2016

Rock or Busted?

  By Ira Kantor    [A]re AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson’s days with the landmark hard rock group numbered for good? From the way news and media outlets are talking, it … Read more

Lincoln Durham

“I find no interest in the methodical stabilities of the sane/For I delight in the shadowy corners of unhinged thought, eating up my bad brains.” That deranged passage from the … Read more

Tortoise

Perhaps the most noticeable moment on Tortoise’s seventh studio album comes almost 10 minutes into its running time. On a cover of the 1973 David Essex hit “Rock On,” the … Read more

Wild Man Fischer

Produced by Frank Zappa, this double album of a cappella, spoken-word pieces and field recordings of L.A. street performer, Wild Man Fischer, is one of the strangest records from the … Read more

Sean Watkins

What To Fear is flush with melodic tunes, most delivered in intimate settings and with minimal accompaniment. Several special guests make appearances – most notably, Sean’s sister Sara Watkins, drummer … Read more