Vangelis: In Memoriam
adminby Marshall Bowden I read with sadness about the death of Greek composer, performer, and producer Vangelis. He touched on so many musical genres and was able to invoke real…
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by Marshall Bowden Miles Davis’s Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk is simply great jazz. Though the group he leads here has not generally received much play because they…
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Fifty years on, his songs still ring true
Read MoreTexas Sun & Texas Moon/Khruangbin & Leon Bridges
Is it just the Lemon Tag talking or do both of these acts call to me, beckoning a thorough investigation of their working parts so that I can properly enjoy…
Read MoreDragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You/Big Thief
Big Thief’s Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You hit me like a bomb in the middle of one Monday morning’s new releases listening. It grabbed my attention immediately
Read MoreJethro Tull: The Zealot Gene
The Zealot Gene, then, is a fantastic album, one that can’t help being a career overview in many ways, with a bit of something for every fan along Tull’s carnival…
Read MoreSimone Dinnerstein Explores the Refrain
Simone Dinnerstein’s Undersong is an instant classic for those who love to listen to solo piano
Read MoreNeil Young, Spotify & the Market for Hi-Res Music Streaming
Spotify’s biggest sin may be that is hasn’t managed to offer music fans a Hi-res music streaming service despite past promises to do so.
Read MoreThe Meat Loaf Phenomenon
One reason that Meat Loaf fell to earth is that his other records, outside of the Steinman collaborations, are regular rock and roll records.
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