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…
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…