New Peter Hammill Album, …All That Might Have Been…, Arrives In November
If you know of Van der Graaf Generator, then the name Peter Hammill is not a strange, unknown one to you. Van der Graaf Generator is a UK progressive band…
Soundgarden Rarities Set, Echo Of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across The Path, Due In November
Over the years, Soundgarden has produced classic music that have pleased the masses. Beginning in the late ’80s, and hitting their musical stride in the ’90s with the release of…
Discovery: Fly Golden Eagle – Nashville, TN
Every once in a while, as I travel over songs and albums, I run across something that catches my attention more than the usual interest. This time its a band…
Gov’t Mule To Release Live Set, Dark Side Of The Mule, In December
With a twenty year anniversary coming up, Warren Haynes’ popular side project to his normal duties as guitarist for The Allman Brothers Band, of Gov’t Mule will celebrate with the…
Wide Awake, I’m Wide Awake…I’m Not Sleeping!
At the risk of pissing some people off, I needed to write this piece. Needed to! Over the years, I had developed an increasing shadow of U2 disregard. It might…
Do Vinyl LPs Make Our New Music Better?
In listening to the new Lily & Madeleine album, with its excellent collection of ten tracks, has made me possibly realize something about vinyl production that benefits EVERYBODY, regardless of…
Review: Fumes – Lily & Madeleine
When the sisters made their debut with the incredibly rich and mature five-track EP, The Weight Of The Globe, fans from around the world began to wait anxiously for their…
No Lonesome Dave, No Rod…No Foghat!
Often, like many of you, I apply song to my current mood. Today, it’s Foghat for me. And as I plug in to that one song, it becomes inevitable that…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – October 28, 2014 (US Report)
On November 24, Rhino Records, in conjunction with Ryko, will re-release the 4CD, 98-song career Big Star retrospective originally released back in 2009. This represents a reformat of the title,…
Review: Holiday – Earth, Wind & Fire
It’s that time of the year where classic Holiday music is starting to become the norm. And while it may not be playing in your house at the moment, how…
In Memoriam: Jack Bruce
It may only have been from 1966 to 1968, but what they packed into that short period of time was nothing short of monumental. Cream wasn’t just a band. They…
Review: Chasing Shadows – The Lost Patrol
When I last heard Lost Patrol music, it was on Driven, their 2013 album (reviewed here) of great songs. On that album, they went through a brilliant store of tunes…