Requiem for The Regal Beagle
Sean MurphyRequiem for The Regal Beagle: A Mostly Fond Recollection of Three's Company The last thing I want to be accused of is venerating the same sitcom that, it seemed, virtually…
It’s Not (Only) About Obama
It's Not (Only) About Obama by Sean G. Murphy topplebush.com February 22, 2008 It is curious, yet oddly illuminating, that so many media blowhards (the predictable conservative and especially the…
Soul Jazz Records Presents Studio One Roots Vol. 3
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/52209/various-artists-soul-jazz-records-presents-studio-one-roots-vol-3/ Soul Jazz Strikes Again Question: When are the good people at Soul Jazz Records going to run out of obscure yet incredible material for their ongoing collection of instant-classic…
Down With The King
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/50031/king-tubby-king-tubby-meets-the-agrovators-at-dub-station/ Down with the KingWhen you have an artist whose various compilations seem to outnumber the amount of proper albums they released, you are dealing either with a genuine master…
Kids in the Hall: An Appreciation
Kids in the Hall--from Popmatters.com The Kids in the Hall existed in a sort of parallel universe to the much more popular, much less brilliant Saturday Night Live. Though comparisons…
Thelonious Monk: Plays Duke Ellington
Thelonious. The name, like the man, is unique, exceptional. We are, thankfully, at a point where the first name will suffice, and it is generally understood that Thelonious Sphere Monk…
Eyvind Kang: Athlantis
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/47581/eyvind-kang-athlantis/ Athlantis is the musical equivalent of what lurks just out of reach on the top shelf of some dusty stacks in an ancient library. Eyvind Kang inhabits other worlds…
Roky Erickson: You’re Gonna Miss Me
Roky Erickson: You're Gonna Miss Me (Popmatters.com Review) Roky Erickson You’re Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson (Palm Pictures) Rated: N/A US release date: 10 July 2007 UK…
Mingus and Coltrane: Protest Music
1957 Charles Mingus: “Haitian Fight Song” From the album The Clown (Atlantic) Charles Mingus had many things to say, and he used his mouth, his pen, his fists, and mostly…
Studio One Kings
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/42643/various-artists-studio-one-kings-and-studio-one-rub-a-dub/ Various Artists Studio One Kings (Soul Jazz Records) US release date: Available as import UK release date: 19 March 2007 Studio One Rub-A-Dub (Soul Jazz Records) US release date:…