Archive for May 5th, 2013

Vinyl

On Second Thought: Alanis Morissette – Live at Montreux (2013)

In 1995, she was trudging herself across a desert and screaming out an angst-ridden tune that was possibly about the dude from “Full House.” My teenaged-self went into overdrive at this Alanis Morissette You May Also Like: Forget What You Heard About Alanis Morissette’s Flavors of Entanglement, And Just ListenRead More

Forgotten series: True Hearts – The Other Stuff  (1980)

Forgotten series: True Hearts – The Other Stuff (1980)

Coming to be in 1979 and known as the Flirts, this Houston, Texas-based band gained a rabid local following with their bang-up breed of rocking guitar pop. You May Also Like: Caddy – ‘Detours and Dead Ends Vol. 1’ (2021) Al Stewart, Don Dixon, Carla Olson, Peter Case + OthersRead More

Vinyl

Will Calhoun – ‘Life in this World’ (2013)

Best known as the drummer in the barrier-breaking metal band Living Colour, Will Calhoun has quietly put together an impressive resume in jazz

Steely Dan Sunday, “Green Earrings [Live]” (1995)

Steely Dan Sunday, “Green Earrings [Live]” (1995)

One of the better cuts on The Royal Scam — and the lesser cuts on that album are pretty good — this stage version gets the bank of horns handling that signature four chord interruption and other punctuations You May Also Like: Steely Dan, “Peg” from ‘Northeast Corridor’ (2021): SteelyRead More