Jimmy Ryan – ‘Astral Cafe’ (2021)
A rock-guitar lover’s goldmine, ‘Astral Cafe’ finds Illinois guy Jimmy Ryan grooving on his sonic pursuit of an electric Eden.
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Beatles Gift Guide: Kit O’Toole’s Top 2021 Albums, Books, Movies, Box Sets + More
For Beatles fans, 2021 proved to be a bonanza.
‘Wings Over America’ Remains a Pinnacle for Paul McCartney, Warts and All
Released 45 years ago today, ‘Wings Over America’ stands as some of the most vital work that Paul McCartney has ever done.
Thrift Store Halo – ‘Pop-Rocket’ (2017): On Second Thought
Thrift Store Halo’s long-awaited ‘Pop-Rocket’ EP pinned the passionate angst of vintage Graham Parker to a wall of hard-fisted power-pop arrangements.
Why the Black Keys’ ‘El Camino’ Was More Continuation Than Breakthrough
‘El Camino’ arrived 10 years ago today as an extension of everything the Black Keys accomplished with ‘Brothers’ – just turned up to 11.
Renaissance – ‘Scheherazade and Other Stories’ (1975; 2021 expanded reissue)
Spoiler alert: There’s not an electric guitar to be found on Renaissance’s ‘Scheherazade and Other Stories.’ But that is a big part of the charm.
Doublepluspop – ‘Too Loud, Too Fast, Too Much’ (2021)
There is power pop – and then there is POWER POP. Just by this band’s name, it is obvious what side Doublepluspop’s bread is buttered on.
Kasim Sulton on Todd Rundgren, Utopia and Going Virtual: Something Else! Interview
Between the studio and the road, Kasim Sulton is typically playing and singing somewhere with someone – then the pandemic scuttled most of his plans.
Richard Turgeon, “You Always Believe” (2021): One Track Mind
Richard Turgeon is typically a one-man band, but he has enlisted the assistance of a few friends on his latest single.
Richard and Linda Thompson – ‘Shoot Out the Lights’ (1982): On Second Thought
Infidelity, bottle-throwing, love and loss swirl around ‘Shoot Out the Lights,’ recorded 40 years ago this month by Richard and Linda Thompson.
