The Master Musicians of Jajouka: The Road to Jajouka
Sean MurphyRecommending this remarkable release is easy; describing it is not, so here goes: Originating from a village in southern Morocco, the music of Jajouka has been described by William S.…
Notes From the Underground: Two New Joints From Jamie Saft
Every day, Jamie Saft becomes more like his mentor, the indefatigable—and incomparable—John Zorn. Like Zorn, he is ludicrously productive, aesthetically audacious and churns out albums that are as amazing as…
Hurricane Music, Sandy Style (One Year Later)
Let's just get right into it. Some of Young's finest blistering guitar fury. Led Zep may have had the hammer of the gods, but there were four of them; Neil…
Rush’s Hemispheres: 35 Years Ago Today
Wow, 1978 was a long time ago, eh? I still vividly recall procuring this one on compact disc (!) on the last day of school, in 1987 (!) back when…
Lou Reed, R.I.P.
This one hurts. I'm working on a proper tribute that will appear within the week. For now, here are five of my personal favorites, all from the Velvet Underground years…
Deep Forbidden Lake
As the weather turns cool and increasingly crisp, there are certain artists that become (even more) right for the occasion. Today, I offer up this gem from Neil Young: the…
1492 B.C. (Before Columbus)
Before my annual anti-tribute, let me turn the spotlight to The Oatmeal. If you have not seen THIS yet, do so as soon as possible. Little Roy: Dead Man: The Man…
Butch Warren, R.I.P.
I know I sound like a broken record on these occasions but the simple fact of the matter is this: there are artists leaving our planet who can't --and in…
Herbie Hancock: Your Semi-Regular Reminder…
That THIS guy is cooler than everyone else, and always has been. YouTube strikes again, this time with some epic and miraculous footage of his epic and miraculous septet, Mwandishi,…
Revisiting Bruce’s Barbaric Yawp, via Louis CK
This righteous, eloquent and not uncomplicated rant by National Treasure Louis CK has, rightly, been getting a lot of buzz this week. I'm actually working on a separate piece discussing…