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

Jesus, seriously? I have a sense of humor but this is just absolute garbage. William Shatner’s 2004 project with rock piano great Ben Folds, Has Been, was actually an entertaining diversion — tongue fully in cheek, yet it had musical merit: serious fun. This is pure junk You May AlsoRead More

According to the calendar, winter is just around the corner. To some people that means gloomy skies, the holiday blahs, frostbite and catching colds, while to other people it means mugs of steaming hot chocolate, relaxing by the cozy fireside, beautiful snow capped scenarios and holiday cheer. No matter howRead More

by Tom Johnson Somewhere out there, music fans cower in fear. The day has come again: Peter Gabriel returns with yet another album of orchestral covers! But fear not. This time he’s covering his own songs. You May Also Like: When Peter Gabriel Suddenly Decided to Open Up on ‘Us’

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)

When I think of men in my lifetime who dared to imagine an ideal world and then worked toward that seemingly impossible goal, I think first of the guy who set out this mantra in a gorgeous song, John Lennon. And close behind him, Steve Jobs. Starting in the mid-1970s,Read More

This is a script-flipped blues rock record, with a plugged-in emphasis on the rock part. Back to New York City, in many ways, is as loud as it is brash — a thundering restatement of Popa Chubby’s outsized persona and even outer-sized personality. You May Also Like: Chubby Tavares, “GottaRead More

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

It’s one thing to cover somebody, quite another to expose something fundamentally true about the original song through your interpretation — and that happens with Johnny Cash’s take on this Bob Dylan classic. You May Also Like: How Johnny Cash Challenged Convention Once Again on ‘American Recordings’ How Johnny Cash’sRead More

Darius Jones might be the fastest rising star in the whack jazz world or at least, the fastest rising alto sax player within that realm. You May Also Like: David S. Ware & Matthew Shipp Duo – Live In Sant’Anna Arresi, 2004 (2016) How Rickie Lee Jones Fulfilled Her SteelyRead More