One Track Mind: Elvis Costello, “Married to My Hack” from The New Basement Tapes (2014)
A nasty little put down, this track better matches performer and lyric.
Articles by: Nick DeRiso
Mavis Staples + North Mississippi All-Stars, “I’ve Been Buked” (2014): Something Else! sneak peek
“Mercy!” Staples crows. “Oooh boy, you’re banging on that guit-fiddle!”
Robert Plant – Lullaby and … the Ceaseless Roar (2014)
Plant’s new album gives no quarter to his oldest fans’ built-in expectations.
One Track Mind: Jerry Lee Lewis, “Little Queenie” from Rock and Roll Time (2014)
Members of the Rolling Stones join Lewis for a raucous Chuck Berry cover.
Danny Seraphine on ’25 or 6 to 4,’ ‘Full Circle,’ ‘Hard Habit to Break’ + Others: Gimme Five
Danny Seraphine looks back on a career that started and continues with CTA.
Randy Bachman – Vinyl Tap Tour: Every Song Tells a Story (2014)
This conversational concert recording makes the case for an often-ignored legacy.
One Track Mind: Billy Joe Shaver with Willie Nelson, “Hard To Be An Outlaw” (2014)
Willie Nelson’s presence here means a debt has finally been repaid.
One Track Mind: Henry Butler + Steven Bernstein, “Gimme a Pigfoot” from Viper’s Drag (2014)
This is music that builds on the past – rather than fetishizing it.
Jackson Browne – ‘Standing in the Breach’ (2014)
Jackson Browne’s ‘Standing in the Breach’ is as layered as it is honest, as reflective as it is determined.
Something Else! sneak peek: Stevie Nicks, “Lady” from 24 Karat Gold (2014)
Stripped of artifice, Nicks connects on an elemental level.
