[rating=8.00] Matthew Sweet has maintained his preeminence in the power-pop stratosphere of contemporary rock despite the fact he’s modified his approach from record to record, sometimes drastically. Girlfriend doesn’t sound
[rating=8.00] Steve Earle’s always been a feisty cuss, but he knows a good tune when he sings one. While So You Wannabe An Outlaw suggests he’s stirring up his usual
[rating=9.00] It’s time to consider Jason Isbell a bonafide superstar. That’s not just idle chatter, but a verified assessment given the fact that the former Drive-By Trucker is now the
In the newest installment of Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle reviews Your New Norman Rockwell, the new solo album from Micah Schnabel of Two Cow Garage, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution
[rating=9.00] Having originated in the most difficult of circumstances — after nursing her terminally ill mother and experiencing an exceptionally difficult divorce — Black Irish exudes none of the disappointment
[rating=7.00] Capacity, Big Thief’s follow up to last year’s critically acclaimed debut Masterpiece, is an indie folk gem that builds upon the themes and successes of the band’s previous work.
[rating=7.00] Revolution Come… Revolution Go is the most ambitious album of Gov’t Mule’s career. The band’s widest grasp of musical styles meshes with pointedly personal and topical material on which
[rating=8.00] The Magpie Salute is a brawny, hard-hitting ten-piece rock and roll band headed by co-founder of the Black Crowes, Rich Robinson, in a renewed partnership with former bandmates Marc
[rating=8.00] When it was learned that Glen Campbell had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease in 2011, fans and critics showed well-deserved homage to a man whose career had slipped in
[rating=8.00] It’s not like Little Steven Van Zandt has been idle the past few years. Not by a long shot. His syndicated show on Sirius XM, “Little Steven’s Underground Garage:
