Monomyth
Indisputable proof that Monomyth can produce a relatively straightforward, superbly crafted piece of yearning indie-pop is found in “Cool Blue Hello,” a lazy charmer off the band’s latest LP, Happy … Read more
Posted in January, 2017
Marc Myers – Anatomy of a Song: The Oral History of 45…
Music journalist Marc Myers’ third book, Anatomy Of A Song, is a love letter to music and its biggest fans. Chronicling 45 hit songs in a four decade stretch from … Read more
The Legal Matters
Let’s have no talk of a sophomore slump around here. Conrad, the glorious second album from Detroit power-pop pushers, the Legal Matters, beats the dreaded curse with engaging, mood-elevating recordings … Read more
Russell Morris
Russell Morris is something of a legend in his native Australia, boasting an esteemed stature that he’s commanded since the late ‘60s, when he scored five Top 10 singles and … Read more
Jimmy Eat World
Jim Adkins is my generation’s Tom Petty. In the same way that, whether or not you actively listen to “Won’t Back Down” or “Free Falling,” you know them. The exact … Read more
Jack Lee
Jack Lee’s name is hardly a household word, but his imprint on several iconic artists is impressive nevertheless. His first major career move was a band called the Nerves, for which … Read more
Toto: Live at Montreux 1991
By the time Toto was invited to play the famed Montreux Jazz Festival in 1991, their success had already been assured. Having established themselves in the ‘70s as an elite … Read more
Stream Saints Eleven’s Texas Country Album, “Coming Back Around”
If you aren’t from the Lone Star State, here’s a little lesson in how things are done… country, Americana, blues, bluegrass, punk and pock… well that’s just Texas Country, and … Read more
The Show Ponies Share a Bouyant, Bluegrass Tinged Track, “Kalamazoo”
LA based Americana group the Show Ponies are three bandmembers, one EP, two LPs and 14 million Spotify plays from where they started in 2011, which sure ain’t too … Read more
Peter Karp
These were my words about Peter Karp ten years ago upon his excellent solo release for Blind Pig, Shadows and Cracks: “Peter Karp is a gifted, witty, often shady-side-of-the tracks … Read more
