The Ace of Spades
Sean MurphyThe verdict is in and was never really in doubt: Lemmy is sui generis. Sui genius, too. Lemmy who? Nevermind; if you don't know, you won't understand (you need to…
Heart Full of Soul: The Return of Living Colour
The rumors of Living Colour’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. They are back, but perhaps more to the point, they were never really gone. The Chair in the Doorway, their…
The Day The Music Died, Redux
Where were you? I was in my mother's bedroom, kissing her goodbye before I caught the school bus, and I heard the horrible news on the clock radio (incidentally, I…
This is Fela Kuti’s Time
You are already down with Fela Kuti, correct? If not, you may want to remedy that, STAT. Seriously, you gotta get this into your life. You may have heard that…
The Greatest Rock & Roll Band in The World: Liver Than They’ll Ever Be
Best live album ever? Who cares. What is beyond dispute is that 1970’s Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out is certainly the best live album the Rolling Stones ever recorded.…
Paint It Black (Sabbath)
I'm so proud of my Pops. Last night, quite out of the blue (or, out of the black as the case may be), he said he had to ask me…
For You Blue: Remembering The Beatles’ “Blue Album”
Let us not forget, it’s the “Blue Album”. Before it was the cassette, the eight-track, CD or digital download, it was a record, played on things called record players. And…
Ten Songs To Celebrate The Fall of the Wall
Beethoven, Symphony No. 3, 1st Movement Grant Green, “Exodus” Rahsaan Roland Kirk, “Balm in Gilead” John Coltrane, “Psalm” Philip Glass, “String Quartet No. 5” Jimi Hendrix, “Beginnings” Bob…
The Messiah Will Come Again
No, not that Messiah. This Messiah: Actually, that's not true. We won't see Roy Buchanan again, since he left us back in 1988. Yet another unspeakably distressing musician suicide. Or was…
Henry Threadgill: This Brings Us To, Volume 1
This is a difficult review to write, knowing that the folks who follow Henry Threadgill are likely already aware of (or in possession of) this new release—his first in eight…