Review: Phavors – "Petals"
It’s real tough to find inspiration in central New Jersey. I can vouch – I spent the bulk of my youth in suburban Monmouth County and attest to the overall…
MOVIE REVIEW: “DAVID CROSBY: Remember My Name”
I have to begin with the following disclaimer: as a general measure, I don’t like Cameron Crowe’s films; I’ve always found them to be non-linear and they veer terribly off…
Profile: Composer Rachel Grimes leads listeners ‘forth’
It starts, appropriately, by rolling on the seams of piano keys. “There is something/ got ahold of me/ and it won’t let go,” the singer coos, among a forest trail…
NEW RELEASE NEWS: MICHAEL STIPE, “Your Capricious Soul”
Since R.E.M.’s 2011’s break up, Michael Stipe has made intermittent musical appearances. He’s now releasing his first official solo track, “Your Capricious Soul” (heard here, live, from earlier this year)…
Review: Echo In The Canyon – Film
I can’t fathom the notion that a documentary about the origins of the “California Sound” from the sixties would be available for viewing in the cultural backwater of Orange County…
Rush Return to Theaters for a Cinema Strangiato
Though Rush the band is finished, we are nowhere near finished with the band, whose legacy only grows in the 4 years since Neil Peart’s retirement. And their final tour…
Review: Curtis Eller’s American Circus – “A Poison Melody”
I’m fairly convinced at this point that, if the singer/songwriter Curtis Eller wanted to walk on water, he’d find a way to do it and do it well. His new…
RE:Visit: John Williams, “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (1977)
One of John Williams' finest compositions is about a guy who abandons his family.
The Era of the Abuse Anthem
The 1980s and early-1990s were strange for a lot of reasons. One of these is the odd collectives of theme that popped up here and there. It’s like pop culture…
What Bill and Ted 3 Means For Those Who Face The Music
Cynicism and despair come so easily. Yet we know, whenever we revisit these characters, that at their heart they represent joy.