Oh yes. The gnashing of teeth, the bitching, the moaning, it has begun. Actually, it started a while ago when Lou Reed and Metallica released a preview of “The View” from their upcoming Lulu. You May Also Like: Lou Reed Head Faked His Fans Once Again With ‘Animal Serenade’
“Rosalita” is my favorite Bruce Springsteen song. Well, unless you ask me on the day that my favorite is “Thunder Road.”
by Mark Saleski Too bad that the clarinet was the instrument guys were embarrassed to be stuck with in band. You May Also Like: Michael Coleman + Ben Goldberg – Practitioner (2018) Ben Goldberg School – Vol 1: The Humanities (2017)
So here’s the thing: Have I ever bought a CD and/or box set just because of the cool packaging? Hmmm … probably not You May Also Like: Bjork’s Vocal-Focused ‘Medulla’ is Still Filled With Countless Surprises For the Love of Vinyl: An Appreciation James Taylor – ‘One Man Band’ (2007;Read More
by Mark Saleski Drummer Bobby Previte and bassist Charlie Hunter got together to record some completely improvised music. The twist was that they rotated in a different third player You May Also Like: Bobby Previte – Rhapsody (2018)
by Mark Saleski Jeff Buckley if he’d been a little happier? David Gray if he actually wanted to rock a little? This is a tough one. You May Also Like: The Undertones – True Confessions: Singles = A’s + B’s (1999): Forgotten Series
Before Born To Run, before Mary was pondering a way out, and before we had to get out while we were still young, there was Puerto Rican Jane and Spanish Johnny. Two lovers, maybe going in different directions You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent andRead More
by Mark Saleski In his essay, “Listening To Music,” composer John Cage offers a possible definition of music and a framework for its evaluation You May Also Like: Gordon Grdina, Mark Helias + Matthew Shipp – ‘Pathways’ (2022) Gordon Grdina’s Nomad Trio – ‘Boiling Point’ (2022) Gordon Grdina’s Nomad TrioRead More
by Mark Saleski, in Manchester N.H. Leo Kottke brought his one-man encyclopedia of acoustic guitar to Manchester’s Palace Theatre that night. You May Also Like: Ward Davis, March 3, 2023: Shows I’ll Never Forget Billy Cobham’s Crosswinds Project, March 28, 2018: Shows I’ll Never Forget Captured! By Robots, March 28,Read More
What a week. Sort of dreamlike. It started with an early morning, five-hour drive through the rain on Monday (which initiated the dream thing). Then I got even more heavily involved in the new Wilco CD than I did last week. You wouldn’t think that this would add to theRead More
