Music Streaming vs. Ownership: If You Like It, Spend Some $$ On It
adminby Marshall Bowden Music streaming services like Spotify have become the go-to for many music fans, even those who listen to music a lot. But bottom line, you need to…
Read MoreRoberta Flack: Quiet Fire
This week’s vinyl find is Roberta Flack’s third album, Quiet Fire, released in 1971. It’s been a while since I’ve heard it but there was no question of picking up…
Read MoreMachito/Mambo Mucho Mambo: The Complete Columbia Masters
The influence of Cuban music on jazz is now generally recognized, and any number of names come readily to the mind of jazz aficionados when citing influential Latin performers. One…
Read MoreIn Ten Tracks: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
A selection of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers tracks that have meaning to me and have stuck with me through the years, appearing frequently on mixtapes and playlists. Not necessarily…
Read MoreExperimental Music Films
Watch these full-length documentaries on experimental music, composers and musicians for free. Included are films about Harry Partch, Philip Glass, Steve Reich, the Moog synthesizer, Can, and the punk and…
Read MoreCassettes: Rewinding DIY Culture
by Marshall Bowden When the world is running down, you make the best of what's still around. I mean, it’s no secret that things are in the crapper. Everything is…
Read MoreHowlin’ Wolf/The London Howlin’ Wolf Sessions
The folks at Universal have tried very hard to make the reissue of The London Howlin’ Wolf Sessions a class act, and they have succeeded admirably. A better tape source…
Read MoreIn Ten Tracks: Herbie Hancock
A selection of Herbie Hancock tracks that have meaning to me and have stuck with me through the years, appearing frequently on mix tapes and playlists. Not necessarily stuff you’ll…
Read MoreMcCoy Tyner: Time for Tyner
Since leaving the John Coltrane Quartet McCoy Tyner has recorded a lot of albums as a leader, a fact that is often overlooked by many jazz fans. The period immediately…
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