It’s been kind of a fun week in music, mostly because of all of the buzz surrounding Van Halen’s tour and new album announcement. Yessir, Roth is back You May Also Like: How Van Halen’s Jaw-Dropping First Album Ruined My Sex Life (Again)
It doesn’t happens very often (and too bad for that!), but there are times when you hear a piece of music, a guitar, or a voice for the first time and the whole world seems to drop away for that moment. You May Also Like: Richard Davies – ‘Cosmic Odyssey’Read More
A long-waited reunion with original lead singer David Lee Roth has Van Halen back in the news … and us digging through some old albums. You May Also Like: How Van Halen’s Jaw-Dropping First Album Ruined My Sex Life (Again)
I’ve written about this before, but Hall and Oates used to be on my list of guilty pleasures. Wait, better make that secret guilty pleasures. Super-secret, that is. There was no way I was going to let on to my friends — all of whom were heavily into stuff likeRead More
The weight of desperation infuses “Something In The Night.” But then again, in one form or another, it infuses the whole of Darkness On The Edge Of Town. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’ Night Songs by Elvis Costello, TomRead More
When I think of the the overlap of jazz and funk, ensembles that come to mind are Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters, On The Corner-era Miles, and even some of the smoother offerings out of the CTI label. You May Also Like: Ross Hammond and Jon Bafus – Masonic Lawn (2017) DaveRead More
What with all of the bits of nasty weather, work deadlines, etc … a person can get just plain frazzled. So what’s needed on the drive to work is some romantic and swanky musings. Pink Martini definitely fits the bill. You May Also Like: No related posts.
I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions, mostly because the chance of completely (or even partially) following through is pretty much near zero. Some people get angry at the mere mention of these resolutions You May Also Like: Jon Anderson, of Yes and Anderson Rabin Wakeman: Something Else! Interview
OK, so I tried the Pandora Radio thing again. After the first tune from my Marc Ribot channel, an excellent live version of his really screwy take on Jimi Hendrix’ “The Wind Cries Mary,” we ended up at a tune from Bill Frisell You May Also Like: Bill Frisell –Read More
Ultime Cosmos was not serious. At least, not serious in that We’re Wearing Nice Suits, We’re Going To Play Jazz kind of way. Heck, this wasn’t even jazz, not in spirit anyway. You May Also Like: Quoan – Fine Dining (2018) Tim Berne’s Hardcell [Berne, Craig Taborn + Tom Rainey]Read More
