Bell X1
After six previous studio albums, Bell X1’s greatest claim to fame may be the fact that most of those involved were originally in a band with Damien Rice. That is … Read more
Album Reviews
James Lee Stanley
In his 40 plus year career, James Lee Stanley has never attained household name status like some better known contemporaries who attained a more successful status about the same time. … Read more
The Livesays
Based in South Florida, The Livesays’ individual members have worked along side several notables over the course of their careers — Hall and Oates, Todd Rundgren and the late Clarence … Read more
Willie Nelson
At age 83, when most people have long since retired and put their work behind them, Willie Nelson remains as prodigious as ever. Maybe it’s whatever he’s smoking, but regardless, … Read more
The Chairman Dances
Other than being great humanitarians famed for bucking the system, what do Jimmy Carter, labor champion Cesar Chavez and anti-Nazi German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer have in common? All three are … Read more
Richard Ray Farrell
I Sing The Blues Eclectic first saw the light of day in 2011, but is once more now available this year. Farrell is a U.S. expat residing in southern Spain, … Read more
Curtis Wright
There are times when Curtis Wright gets lonely and needs a drinking companion. He’s got Jim – as in Beam – to keep him company in a rather somber “Listening … Read more
Orchestral Manoeuvres in The Dark
Just months removed from the release of their 1980 eponymous debut, electro-pop trailblazers Orchestral Manoeuvres in The Dark were already on to the next thing. An appearance on the TV … Read more
Jeremy & the Harlequins
Jeremy & the Harlequins is a Brooklyn-based rock and Americana band, influenced by ’50s and ’60s rock music. It all started once singer Jeremy Fury’s brother, drummer Stevie Fury, moved … Read more
