“What can you show me that I haven’t already seen before…What can you say now that I haven’t heard a million times before? / What can you play now that’ll have me in tears and screaming for more?” Whenever I listen to new music these questions always go through my brain, either consciously or subconsciously. […]
So what do you do when you sign a record deal and your deadline to produce, record and mix the debut CD is only three weeks? Well…you don’t sleep that much and the music goods come out half-baked. Yes, that is what DJ Haul & Mason pulled off, but I have to disagree with the […]
Two seconds into the new John Doe release and I was in love. Who am I kidding? It would be hard for me to dislike anything put out by this man. He is, after all, one-fourth of the band that showed everyone that you could make punk rock music and be able to play your […]
No matter what Jon Spencer does, it’s bound to be sexy. Not just sexy as in he’s an attractive man, but sexy as in funky guitar, howling-moaning vocals and the dirtiest lyrics ever set to a retro-roots beat.
I would like to start by saying that I have enjoyed some of the previous releases by Mercury Rev, but alas, even Led Zeppelin released Coda. Their newest release (Mercury Rev, not Led Zeppelin) is titled The Secret Migration. On the positive side, the musicianship and composition of this album cannot be called into question. […]
If the R&B / hip-hop stations played music that was a fraction of the caliber that Josh One emulates, the world would be a much better place, filled with heart, soul, warmth and ear&mind boggling talent. This has been a great year for music so far and Josh One’s Narrow Path is at the top […]
There is an old adage: If you add a teaspoon of fine wine to a barrel of sludge, you get sludge; and if you add a teaspoon of sludge to a barrel of fine wine, you also get sludge. That said, as far as the neo-emo-pop-punk world goes, I only have a few interests. Alkaline […]
