Mark Your Calendars and Set Your DVR…Or Not!
For those interested and who may be unaware, the televised Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will be aired on May 18 on HBO at 9p. Personally, these performances (not…
Review: The Essential Johnny Winter
Essential series titles are gold currency for artists under the Sony umbrella, historically Columbia/Epic/RCA, etc. After a strong career with plenty of music, and loads of fans, many artists have…
Is Song Quality Affected By Album Length?
I know this has been discussed before, but I think it bears being discussed again. The subject of an album containing more than nine or ten tracks (if even that…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 05/09/2013 (US Report)
Side One Dummy Records have both LP and CD planned for the release of Trouble Is A Lonesome Town from Thriftstore Masterpiece. The new album is slated for release on…
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Well, I’m back (again) after an extended return to California to attend to a few things, as well as riding back to Illinois (my new home, as yet unsettled) with…
Review: Close To The Edge – YES (SACD 2013 Remaster)
It’s no surprise that Close to the Edge has been as popular as it has been. When it was released in 1973, it shook Yes fans’ world. Even Jon Anderson,…
Your Comfort Zone
How far outside your musical comfort zone do you travel? It’s a good question, particularly when you think on how far you’ve come in your life. When we were young…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 04/25/2013 (US Report)
The very important news piece today centers around the upcoming reissue of Brothers and Sisters, the 1973 classic Allman Brothers Band album recorded after the death of Duane Allman, and…
Review: Indigo Meadow – The Black Angels
I always have high expectations for a band that I have decided to underscore as a favorite, or as a band to closely watch. If you’re going to catch and…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 04/24/2013 (US Report)
In many of my TAPSheets, I mention what are seemingly unknown bands. It’s easy to pass them by and neglect them. Sadly, some get ignored. I’d like to think of…
Review: Alive On Arrival/Jackrabbit Slim – Steve Forbert (35th Anniversary Reissue)
Back in the late ’70s, an extraordinary individual released a stunning debut album that explored the frustrations of the time in a such a way as to draw deserving comparisons…
Musical Relevance in the US and UK
Often, I receive several of my usual emails that pertain to charting albums (and singles) in both the US and the UK. While there are some similarities in choices by…