CD/ALBUM REISSUE REVIEW: THE dB’s, “REPERCUSSION”
This is going to be interesting. And fun. A decade ago, I wrote a piece about my love and appreciation for this album in another publication. The dB’s Repercussion is…
CD/ALBUM REVIEW: PAUL WELLER, “66”
It’s always exciting, interesting and daunting to try and review a new Paul Weller album. Next to Paul McCartney, he’s been my hero, greatest influence and the one artist who…
CD/ALBUM REISSUE REVIEW: THE dB’s, “STANDS FOR DECIBELS”
Let’s start in late August, 1981, just before beginning my junior year of high school. Staten Island had a new college radio station, WSIA, and it was here that I…
Review: Away Within – Mediavolo
After a hiatus of approximately 11 years, the core of Mediavolo has reunited to release a new album. For quite some time, we have missed the beautiful vocals of Géraldine…
CD REVIEW: WRECKLESS ERIC, “Leisureland”
I have to admit, Eric Goulden’s 1980 American 2-LP set, Big Smash (on the much-heralded Stiff/Epic imprint) was a tremendous influence on me and my then-burgeoning attempts at songwriting. “A…
CD REVIEW: CHRIS STAMEY, “The Great Escape”
Over the course of the last 42 years, I have loved the music of Chris Stamey – from the first time I ever heard The dB’s to his last “pop”…
ALBUM REVIEW: SOFIA TALVIK, “Center Of The Universe”
Hard to believe this is Sofia Talvik’s ninth album and I’ve been listening to her for the past eight years, when I wrote about her 2015 release Big Sky Country…
ALBUM REVIEW: DJANGO HASKINS, “Lost World”
It’s been a little while since I’ve written, listened or reviewed anything – and now is the right time to discuss the upcoming new album from singer-songwriter Django Haskins, Lost…
Review: O Sun O Moon – Bruce Cockburn
For well over 50 years, Bruce Cockburn has entertained fans with a strong collection of albums that includes time with True North (mostly), Columbia Records, and Rounder Records. His brand…
Review: The Land, The Water, The Sky – Black Belt Eagle Scout
The new album from Black Belt Eagle Scout hits the band’s high (thus far) for their three albums (Mother of My Children – 2017, At The Party With My Brown…
Review: Singles – ELP
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – or ELP as the fans and press have used – has a strong history of music beginning with their eponymous debut in 1970. The band…