Tribute: Cocker Power
Linda Wolf brings the magic of the “Mad Dogs and Englishmen” back in Tribute: Cocker Power
Linda Wolf brings the magic of the “Mad Dogs and Englishmen” back in Tribute: Cocker Power
A detailed biography of one of rock and roll’s greatest producers, Tommy LiPuma.
Believe (Mascot Label Group/Provogue Records). Review by Michelle Wilson.
War In My Mind (Provogue/Mascot Label Group). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Texas Piano Man (New West Records). Review by Jeremy Glazier.
Two artists look at fathers and sons - Doug Hoekstra experiences Springsteen on Broadway.
Black To Blues ( Mascot Label Group). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Just Like Medicine ( Seedling Records). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Wanee Music Festival, featuring two sets by both the Allman Brothers and Widespread Panic, offers two stages of music that entertain fans on the banks of the Suwannee River until the early hours of the morning for 3 days. Phillip Haire returns to the Florida fest.
Living by the Days (Real Gone Music). Review by James Mann.
Matt Parish looks into the eyes of soul at a recent Leon Russell show.
How Sweet the Sound: 25 Favorite Hymns and Gospel Greats (Sparrow). Review by Stein Haukland.
For Lily and Generoso, 2023 was a fantastic year at the cinema! They select and review their ten favorite films, six supplemental features, and one extraordinary repertory release seen at microcinemas, archives, and festivals.
The hidden gem of the French New Wave, Le Combat Dans L’île gets a lovely Blu-ray from Radiance Films.
This fall, Ani DiFranco brought new Righteous Babe labelmate Kristen Ford to Iowa City, where Jeremy Glazier enjoyed an incredible evening of artistry.
This week Christopher Long grabs a bag of bargain vinyl from a flea market in Mount Dora, Florida — including You’re Never Alone with a Schizophrenic, the classic 1979 LP from Ian Hunter.
Bob Pomeroy gets into four Radio Rarities from producer Zev Feldman for Record Store Day with great jazz recordings from Wes Montgomery, Les McCann, Cal Tjader, and Ahmad Jamal.
Bob Pomeroy digs into Un “Sung Stories” (1986, Liberation Hall), Blasters’ frontman Phil Alvin’s American Roots collaboration with Sun Ra and his Arkestra, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and New Orleans saxman Lee Allen.
Roi J. Tamkin reviews A Darker Shade of Noir, fifteen new stories from women writers completely familiar with the horrors of owning a body in a patriarchal society, edited by Joyce Carol Oates.
Mandatory: The Best of The Blasters (Liberation Hall). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Feeling funky this week, Christopher Long gets his groove on while discovering a well-cared-for used vinyl copy of one of his all-time R&B faves: Ice Cream Castle, the classic 1984 LP from The Time, for just a couple of bucks.
During AFI Fest 2023, Lily and Generoso interviewed director Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, whose impressive debut feature, City of Wind, carefully examines the juxtaposition between the identity of place and tradition against the powers of modernity in contemporary Mongolia.
Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO (American Laundromat Records). Review by Laura Pontillo.