DOCUMENTARY REVIEW: “Long Hot Summers: The Story Of The Style Council”
As quickly as Paul Weller ended his meteoric and storied career with The Jam, at the end of 1982, he quickly unveiled his next phase: The Style Council. This project,…
RE-ISSUES REVIEW: VAN DUREN, “Are You Serious?” and “Idiot Optimism”
Memphis pop icon Van Duren was not only a contemporary of Big Star, he auditioned to replace Chris Bell and played with both Chris and Jody Stephens in The Baker…
Review: Hit Me! The Best of Ian Dury (3CD)
The heydays of Stiff Records and their stunning stable of artists led to a worldwide bear hug’s acceptance of most artists on the label. Elvis Costello. Nick Lowe. The Damned.…
Review: Sun Via – Nick Perri & The Underground Thieves
TAPside, we get a lot of music to listen to from largely unknown artists. Typically, as you can imagine, may of them are average. But once in a while, my…
ALBUM REVIEW: BOB MOULD, “Blue Hearts”
A new Bob Mould album is always a welcomed thing; he’s a voice of comfort; familiarity – an old friend that makes you stop and think and remember certain times,…
Album Review: Fleet Foxes, “Shore”
Shore may well be the one album from this year which you should ignore all the criticisms of - even mine - and just listen to.
Album Review: Gazpacho, “Fireworker”
Gazpacho's latest is pretty, dark, and left wanting.
ALBUM REVIEW: THE WHO, “Who”
This is long-overdue. Meaning my review and, in the grander scheme of things, the most recent offering from Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, still trading under the name “THE WHO”.…
ALBUM REVIEW: PAUL WELLER, “On Sunset”
At this point – after 40-plus years – I really should know better than to think Paul Weller couldn’t surprise me any further, because he’s just so damned good at…
Music Review: The Lickerish Quartet, “Threesome Vol. 1”
Would you fadoodle with them?
ALBUM REVIEW: THE MONKEES, “Live – The Mike & Micky Show”
Technically, this is the first, “official” live album from The Monkees – since Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz are still performing under The Monkees’ banner (Live ’67 was released in…
Album Review: Morse-Portnoy-George, “Cov3r to Cov3r”
The latest in Morse-Portnoy-George's ongoing covers series feels less fun, more calculated.