Casey Kasem (1932-2014): An Appreciation
A golden voice is silenced, but only in the here and now.
A golden voice is silenced, but only in the here and now.
Clearly, Judith Owen has read the book on making a perfect jazz/pop album.
A force in its day, the music of this seminal funk-jazz-rock combo remains very much potent today.
For whatever reason, we don’t often see the collision of pop music and art rock anymore.
Natalie Merchant offers an album full of distilled thoughts, easily the most intense collection of her solo career.
Kere Buchanan’s new release, Goodbye Yesterday almost seems to be in a time warp. The New Zealander’s release harken back to a time when albums contained thoughtful and intriguing melodies. You May Also Like: Richard Turgeon, “Goodbye to Summer” (2020): One Track Mind Jose James – Yesterday I Had theRead More
There’s little doubt what the Danish synth-pop duo Laid Back is referring to with their No. 26 dance number “White Horse.”
Canadian pop crooner Gino Vannelli’s big era was from the mid-70s to the turn of the 1980s. However, like Yes — and this might be the only similarity to Yes — he put out an album in the middle of the ’80s that was not a return to form, butRead More
A male female duo, Lyme and Cybelle consisted of Warren Zevon and Violet Santangelo respectively. Based in Los Angeles, California, the twosome got off to a roaring start with their excellent debut single You May Also Like: Warren Zevon, “Mohammed’s Radio” from Warren Zevon (1976): One Track Mind A glimpseRead More
David Lauser’s partnership with Sammy Hagar stretches back to his pre-Van Halen solo albums. He also helped Lauser find his wife Liza, who was managing Hagar’s web site. You May Also Like: The conflicted history of Sammy Hagar’s Van Halen smash “Right Now”: ‘It shows you what I know’