Tan the Man reviews: "After first listen, I started reading the press release, which began as the usual biography, but whose tone soon became foreboding. I was...
"The life of a music reviewer is usually quite easy; all you're normally asked to do is spin a disc and then pass comment on it. But occasionally something...
"Aftermath had literally no idea what to expect at Sunday afternoon's Jandek show at Rudyard's, the first-ever public performance in Houston by one of the...
"Music history is rife with odd career moves, but who would have thought that Jandek, the living embodiment of outsider art, would go funk? A couple make out...
Over at WFMU's Beware of the Blog: "Volume 3 concentrates on the wonderfully-generic productions of Columbine Records. " http://tinyurl.com/dfucmt Al...
"Moondog-mania makes a two-pronged return this Spring, with the release of Honest Jon's More Moondog collection and a night in celebration of his work at...
"Billy Bob Thornton has followed Joaquin Phoenix into the showbiz curiosity files after giving an interview about his move into music but refusing to answer...
But Billy Bob Thornton did a great favor to the smarmy and obnoxious CBC host JianGhomeshi. He made Jian: 1. famous in the first world 2. actually look good...
matt love
mattlove1@...
Apr 11, 2009 3:38 pm
5452
This is the first time I've seen Mr. Ghomshi's show and I thought he handled his collision with BB like a real pro. How is he "smarmy and obnoxious"? ...
mark_r_hazen@...
Apr 12, 2009 4:40 am
5453
" “That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange eons even death may die.” So stated American horror author H.P. Lovecraft in his seminal tale...
"Phil Spector, Joe Meek, Brian Wilson: Is it coincidence that three of the greatest record producers of all time were deeply troubled?" http://alturl.com/m5k4 ...
"For most people, the mention of a one-man band conjures up the image of a street musician with bass drum strapped to his back, a harmonica around his neck,...
Bob Log III The Lonesome Organist Lord of The Yum Yum Abner Jay There's sooo many great one man bands. Folkways had a one man band record by John "Paul"...
... "If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some...
Mary Fitzgerald reviews The Ballad of Blind Tom, Slave Pianist by Deirdre O'Connell [pp272, Duckworth, £14.99] "It's a story full of contradictions and...
From The Chicago Tribune: " "The Soloist" is a duet for homeless street musician and crusading columnist. Another way to put it: The film showcases a 102-piece...
"If you're going to choose someone to model your life after, you could do better than the late James "Rebel" O'Leary. Rebel was well known in these parts for...
"Obscure 1950s singer/songwriter Elizabeth "Connie" Converse disappeared in 1974, leaving behind a haunting body of recordings that would remain virtually...
Mike Powell writes: "In a Pitchfork review four-and-a-half years old but still applicable, Nick Sylvester wrote that The Doldrums, Ariel Pink's first widely ...
"A collection of songs that warn of the dangers of illegally crossing the US/Mexican border has been distributed to Central American radio stations." ...
"All too often, creativity goes hand in hand with mental illness. Now we're starting to understand why. Roger Dobson reports." http://tinyurl.com/ccpj74 Via...
Pitchfork has perpetually misunderstood Ariel. Was that the same review where they kept comparing him to Magnetic Fields? Pitchfork isn't as bad as everyone...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
