Review: Can’t Get It Out Of My Head – Mary Fahl
Mary Fahl began her musical journey with October Project, featuring on both of their Epic Records releases. And although it could be argued that her musical journey began at a…
CD RE-ISSUE/REVIEW: R.E.M., “Chronic Town”
DISCLAIMERS:First: I chose to use the PROPER/original artwork for Chronic Town. Second, there is no objectivity contained within this review. So the story begins: Summer, 1982. I was reading the…
Album Review: Def Leppard – “Diamond Star Halos”
There are moments on Diamond Star Halos that wink at a better, stronger, shorter release than we now have.
ALBUM REVIEW: TIM HORRIGAN, “Seawatch Isle”
Having just been introduced to the music of Tim Horrigan, it’s been a wonderfully ear-opening experience. Here’s what I can tell you about his: originally from upstate New York, this…
Review: Smile – Lovespirals
Lovespirals has been in its present incarnation for 20 years with five studio sets on the shelves. (Lovespirals evolved from Love Spirals Downward, itself with a collection of albums.) With…
Album Review: Tears For Fears – The Tipping Point
I do not need musicians to age gracefully. I do expect them to age honestly.
E.P. REVIEW: DJANGO HASKINS, “Beforetimes 1”
It’s been a few years since singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Django Haskins released a collection of songs; 2018’s Shadowlawn was a sparse, angular and at times, dark gathering of material – a foreboding…
ALBUM/CD REVIEW: THE dB’s, “I Thought You Wanted To Know 1978 – 1981”
Anytime anything – new or old – is released by The dB’s, it’s welcomed with open arms and ears. This band has been part of my musical being since I…
Review: TRVSS – “Instant Drugs”
The ascendant noise-rock trio TRVSS has a potent little drug ditty percolating that’s about to harsh your mellow. Titled (yes, appropriately) “Instant Drugs,” the explosive, three-and-a-half-minute rage-a-thon is right in…
Book Review: “Pac Man – Birth Of An Icon”
If you have even a slight interest in the history of the video game industry, you need to read "Pac Man - Birth Of An Icon"
ALBUM REVIEW: LOVELAND DUREN, “Any Such Thing”
Is it inappropriate to disclose, for the sake of honesty, that Vicki Loveland and Van Duren are two of my favorite people on the planet and that I love them…
An Other Thing: Space Jam – A New Legacy
This film is ugly, magic-free, digitally smarmy, and that's not even the worst part.