Friday, June 1, 2018

CD Review: Beside Bowie The Mick Ronson Story soundtrack (2018)

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Even during an era of guitar heroes, Mick Ronson was exceptional, albeit underrated. Born in Kingston upon Hull, England Ronson was clas...

Classic Buddy Guy & Junior Wells LPs get Vinyl reissue!

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Buddy Guy and Junior Wells – both performing both together and separately as successful solo artists – helped shape and define blues mus...
Sunday, May 27, 2018

The Return of the Chocolate Watchband

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The Chocolate Watchband 2017  From a fascist-leaning Presidential administration to the horrible racism experienced by people of color i...
Friday, May 25, 2018

Short Rounds: Brinsley Schwarz, Eric Corne, Roger McGuinn & Shuggie Otis (2018)

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New album releases in 150 words or less… Brinsley Schwarz – Live Favourites (Vogon Records) British pub-rock legends Brinsley Schwarz ...
Sunday, May 13, 2018

2018 Blues Music Award Winners

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Keb' Mo', photo by Joseph A. Rosen, courtesy The Blues Foundation The Blues Foundation held its 39th annual Blues Music Awards ...

1968 Revisited: Jeff Beck's Truth

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British rock legend Jeff Beck is a bona fide guitar innovator who helped define a particular blues-rock style of playing while also influ...

Frank Zappa’s Burnt Weeny Sandwich Vinyl Reissue

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After reissuing the extensive Frank Zappa catalog of albums on CD through Universal Music, the Zappa Family Trust has turned its eye towa...
Friday, May 11, 2018

Archive Review: Primus' They Can't All Be Zingers (2006)

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Every marketing slogan – no matter how lame, laughable or lamentable – carries with it a germ of truth. In the case of They Can’t All Be Z...
Thursday, May 10, 2018

Archive Review: Roky Erickson's I Have Always Been Here Before (2005)

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Any rock snob or music historian worth his or her credentials knows the story of Roky Erickson by heart. Naïve young musician flirts with...