The strange story of this album’s creation (for an initial Charlie Brown TV special that never aired) and its ultimate influence (Vince Guaraldi’s themes would help shape the rest of that cartoon franchise) tends to form a considerable distraction when approaching the music. You May Also Like: The Jerry GranelliRead More

These tapes were discovered more than 15 year ago when the company that provided flight cases for Yes came across a cache of unheard reels.

Pete Townshend always seems to be mulling over new ideas, always seems to have a concept as fresh as it is grandiose. But then something happens along the way. You May Also Like: Pete Townshend, “Guantanamo,” from Truancy (2015): One Track Mind Pete Townshend on why the Who lends itselfRead More

A good time is always guaranteed whenever lending the ears to the sounds of the Squires of the Subterrain, which is actually an alias for a single-man band conducted by Christopher Earl. You May Also Like: Phil Marshall – Scatterbed (2016) Donny Brown of the Verve Pipe – Donny BrownRead More

Amazon.com Widgets Just like last year’s Crossing The Passes, Rich Halley’s latest album The Wisdom of Rocks draws its inspiration from Oregon’s Wallowa Mountains. You May Also Like: Rich Halley 4 – Creating Structure (2015) Rich Halley and Carson Halley – The Wild (2017) Rich Halley – ‘Boomslang’ (2021)

<<< BACKWARD (“I’m Not The Same Without You”) ||| “>ONWARD (“Weather In My Head”) >>> *** STEELY DAN SUNDAY INDEX *** I love most Steely Dan songs. I love most Walter Becker songs. I love a few Donald Fagen songs and dismiss a few of them (actually I dismissed aRead More

Thom Douvan, a greasy-great guitarist who’d had an earlier stint gigging with the legendary Funk Brothers, could have used this opportunity to pay too-reverent respects to Motown. But the very fun, very funky Brother Brother is much more than that. You May Also Like: Mabel Greer’s Toyshop, “Big Brother, LittleRead More