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Two CDs that I have been putting in the player a lot this year are The Liberty of Norton Folgate by Madness and REM’s Live at The Olympia. Despite the fact that the former was released almost a full year ago and the latter about six months ago, here’s a […]
First of all, let’s marvel at the wonder of the glowing drink stirring thingy at Radio City: Here is a taste of the performance:
Day One: Psychotic Medication The 41th annual Jazzfest kicked off today on a wet and wild day in New Orleans. I started shortly after noon by taking in some traditional blues and ragtime played by Clive Wilson’s New Orleans Serenaders featuring Butch Thomson. Some fine trombone, clarinet, and trumpet playing […]
His legacy is easy to see and hear…most obviously the song Alex Chilton by the Replacements, the album Thirteen (named after the Big Star song) by Teenage Fanclub, and the Lemonheads’ cover of the Ballad of El Goodo.
Part II of Interview: I had a chance to speak with Liam, Flachna, and Dave of Hothouse Flowers before their show at the Highline Ballroom last Wednesday, 3/5/10.
Part I of Interview: I had a chance to speak with Liam, Flachna, and Dave of Hothouse Flowers before their show at the Highline Ballroom last Wednesday, 3/5/10.
Bob Mould – touring behind his 9th solo album Life and Times hit Irving Plaza last night. Getting a breathless, relentless audio assault was not a surprise but the way he ended was…
The inimitable Motorhead reminded all who dared witness how mighty they are…Many good pix taken by the Brooklyn Vegan.
Raconteurs are better than The Dead Weather or Brendan Benson‘s new one but that doesn’t mean both aren’t good albums.
Gaucho is not the most highly regarded of Steely Dan albums but the songs came alive last night to begin a killer evening.