Though they thrive on stage, the members of New Monsoon also know how to put together reliable studio albums, as evidenced by Hydrophonic (2001) and The Sound (2005). On V, they continue to demonstrate a fine ear for balanced, precise playing, creating a bright blend of sunny California rock, down-home, dirty blues and jazzy, world-music rhythms.
Widespread Panic’s 10th studio album and their first with guitar slinger Jimmy Herring in tow – Free Somehow – drops tomorrow. Well if you can’t wait until then to hear
I’m a sucker for any of those multi-part, comprehensive music docs – I can’t tell you how many time I’ve watched The History Of Rock N’ Roll on VH1 Classic.
We’d like to welcome Some Dude of Hits From The Blog to the Hidden Track editorial team. For the last month Some Dude has been contributing the Better Than Noodling
This week’s Stormy Monday takes you right into the crucible with a healthy shot of early fusion. I know, I know, the word is loaded with all sorts of connotations
Let me start by thanking Ace for handing me the keys to this incredible site we’ve put our blood, sweat and tears into building. If it wasn’t for the illustrious Mr. Cowboy, I’d probably still be dreaming about being a writer instead of actually doing it. Of course he used to beat me over the head with his old Phish XL-IIs whenever I’d miss a deadline, so I won’t miss that part so much.
Over the next few months we’ll be debuting new writers, columns and innovative ways to bring you content. The changes will take place slowly but surely, so stay tuned.
Now that we’re past the formalities, here’s a batch of links to start the week:
Finally, we were both amused and freaked out to learn that Traveling Wilburys erotic fan fiction exists. You need to read some of this shit to believe it. Read on for an excerpt…
Angels is a half-hearted effort in which Green should've demanded much stronger performances. It's pretty clear that mumbly improvisation only works when it's coming from a highly talented actor (and almost exclusively in a comedy setting), and for such an understated product like this, it simply doesn’t cut it.
Manhattan's Terminal 5, tucked way down between 11th avenue and the West Side Highway in the West 50s, can be a top-of-the-line place to see a show; its airy-hangar-meets-the-Addams-Family-mansion feel drips personality. But when Cat Power and her oddly named foursome Dirty Delta Blues took up there, it was one crowd energy-killing, sonically misdirected moment after another,
Trinity Revisited, which will be released as a DVD packaged with an audio CD on February 26, 2008, on Latent/Zoë Records, is not an attempt to outdo what holds a special place in music history—it’s a brief look back to see what remained, an exploration with three guest musicians: Ryan Adams, Natalie Merchant, and Vic Chesnutt.
The picture below has nothing to do with anything. But it’s pretty awesome, and you can file it under Monkey Torture, which is always sweet. I’m kinda brain dead today.
