SONG PREMIERE: Josh Langston Showers Ears With Deep Americana Gravitas On “Still Hurts When It Rains”
Songs with “rain” in the title have never been scarce, but when those compositions are sung with a radiant gravelly gravitas like that of Josh Langston, drizzles become downpours. And while Langston’s pickings are slim on streaming services, that’s all about to change with his new album Tastes Like Sin out on February 2, 2024. […]
45 Years Ago Today- The Police Release Debut Album ‘Outlandos d’Amour’
Blue Note/Third Man Partnership’s Final Installment – Grant Green’s ‘Live at Club Mozambique’ Dazzles With Landmark Funk & Soul (ALBUM REVIEW)
The Blue Note/Third Man partnership may well have saved their best for the fifth and final installment – Grant Green’s late arriving but nonetheless legendary Live at Club Mozambique. The album was recorded in 1971, leaving the obvious question of “what took so long?” This is where a little conjecture on this writer’s part comes […]
Candid Records Issues Chick Corea’s Previously Unreleased, Reunited & Original Elektric Band’s (2016-2018) Live 3-LP ‘The Future Is Now’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
You could easily be overwhelmed by the volume of Chick Corea recordings issued in these past and forthcoming few months. In late September Candid Records re-released the original five albums from The Chick Corea Elektric Band and the same five will be released as a limited edition 5-LP Box Set on December 1st. Also, a […]
LISTEN: Kai Warrior Reveals Introspective Goodness On Tender “I Don’t Know”
Check out the beautiful and self-revealing, “I Don’t Know” from Kai Warrior. Kai Warrior has a way of being direct and blunt lyrically, while not giving up on the poetry and the unknown element of creative songwriting. “I Don’t Know” is a seemingly effortless unveiling of an introspective journey, a gorgeous and telling tale of […]
LISTEN: Dave Burn Praises The Art of Laziness On Ripe Alt-Folker “Sun Sometimes”
Dave Burn considers himself a hobbyist when it comes to his music but hey, on his new single, “Sun Sometimes”, Burn is as dialed and as legitimate as most who are trying to make a living out of singing songs. His voice is powerful yet quivers at times with a sensitive disposition. The song hinges on wide and rich percussive pushing […]
55 Years Ago Today – George Harrison Becomes First Beatle To Release Solo Album With ‘Wonderwall Music’
Jonah Tolchin Makes a Bee-Line South for Blues-Centered Luther Dickinson-produced Album ‘Dockside’ (INTERVIEW)
Roots-influenced artist Jonah Tolchin has traditionally been associated with the Blues but has never made a complete album focused on his biggest formative element until now. His collection Dockside, recently released by his own newly established label, Clover Music Group, was Produced by Luther Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars) and recorded at the beloved studio of […]
45 Years Ago Today- Midnight Oil Debuts With High-Spirited, Punk-Fueled Eponymous Album
It’s a long way from Midnight Oil’s self-titled debut album to 2022’s Resist, the release accompanying the band’s self-imposed retirement from touring the same year (and purportedly not the last of its kind under the name taken from Jimi Hendrix’ “Burning of the Midnight Lamp”). Along the way, the Australian band has changed personnel, suffered the […]
YES Offers Masterful Musical Interplay at Los Angeles’ Wiltern For ‘Classic Tales of Yes’ Tour (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
Progressive rock pioneers and Rock & Roll Hall of Famers YES are on their “Classic Tales of Yes Tour” that kicked off in September and runs through November. The Steve Howe-led quintet made a highly anticipated stop at The Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles on October 30. Howe said he was thrilled to be back […]