Archive for July, 2012

Vinyl

Unboxing Music: Marco Cappelli's Italian Surf Academy – The American Dream (2012)

Alright! A new set of Morricone covers? Let’s check it out. You May Also Like: Marco Marconi Trio – Nordik (2016) Simon Hanes – ‘Tsons of Tsunami’ (2024)

Vinyl

Vinny Golia Sextet – Abstractions and Retrocausalities (2011)

It used to be, “West Coast jazz” meant Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Shelly Manne and Chet Baker. When thinking of West Coast jazz today, my thoughts tend toward Scott Amendola, Alex Cline, Sarah Wilson, Will Bernard, Rich Halley, Jeff Gauthier You May Also Like: Rich Halley 5 – The OutlierRead More

Vinyl

Half Notes: The Mars Volta – De-Loused in the Comatorium (2003)

I still remember the day I originally found this album: My drive home was full of modern prog-rock goodness — stuff the likes of which we rarely get to hear anymore, especially from the remnants of yell-rock band At The Drive-in. Long songs (one of which clocks in at overRead More

Vinyl

Desert Island Discs: 1980s Rock and Pop Edition

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip … through our record collections. This time, just before our tiny ship was tossed, we grabbed a bunch of rock and pop sides from the 1980s. You May Also Like: The Smithereens Created a StoneRead More

Vinyl

Neneh Cherry and The Thing – The Cherry Thing (2012)

Though there’s a long jazz tradition of puttin’ the swing on pop songs, the phenomenon is far less common in the hip-hop world. That’s not to say that there haven’t been successes You May Also Like: No related posts.

Vinyl

Fred's Country Fried Rock: Earl Dibbles Jr., “The Country Boy Song” (2012)

Unlike several of the country music bloggers that I enjoy reading regularly, I don’t consider myself a crusader against pop country. I don’t care for it, and if I mention it, it’s usually some snide comment You May Also Like: No related posts.

Vinyl

Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, "The Price You Pay" (1980)

“Why does Bruce neglect this song?” The sentiment has been expressed many, many times on various E Street messages boards over the years. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’

Vinyl

Steely Dan Sunday, “True Companion” (1981)

> *** STEELY DAN SUNDAY INDEX *** On June 21, 1981, Steely Dan had announced they were going on an indefinite hiatus, a culmination of the headaches and tragedies that coincided with the making of Gaucho. You May Also Like: Walter Becker, “Hard Up Case (Live at Slim’s 1995)” (2024):Read More

Vinyl

Human Spirit – Dialogue: Live at the Earshot Jazz Festival (2012)

Human Spirit, a newly named Seattle-based jazz group with a lengthy history, offers an old-fashioned guest star-packed blowing session on Dialogue, recorded live at Tula’s Jazz Club You May Also Like: Roky Erickson’s Final Triumph of the Human Spirit on ‘True Love Cast Out All Evil’

Vinyl

Forgotten series: Bohemian Vendetta – Enough (1998)

Formed in 1966, this Long Island, New York band was born right on the cusp of the burgeoning psychedelic scene, and their razzle dazzle music reflects such an environment. Everything you always wanted to know about Bohemian Vendetta can be heard here. A complete collection, Enough contains acetates, singles, andRead More