At least once a year I force myself to review a glossy pop album, if only because I would be remiss if I only ever critique music I already believe has merit. Even though I rarely...Read More
Well, out of the millions of album covers out there, newly wrapped in cellophane or sitting around in bargain bins, this disc by Isaac Hayes easily sports one of the most...Read More
Hearing folks like Sam Cooke and Bob Dylan spit out couplets as well composed as they are well performed has informed that last fifty years worth of musicians and writers....Read More
This is darkly beautiful stuff.
It’s rare in today’s experimental music cadre for a guitarist to play an electric instrument while restraining the tendency to let loose and churn...Read More
This isn’t a hoax or a gimmick. It’s Frank Zappa and his label, Bizarre, being genuinely interested in music that wouldn’t have had a chance at proper distribution otherwise. Of...Read More