Improving Upon Perfection, Part Five: Five Covers from The Black Keys
Sean Murphy(Parts 1-4 of this series here, here, here, and here.) Before they became the Black Keys of Leon (a development that was equal parts unfortunate and inevitable) The Black Keys…
Top 50 Albums of the Decade, Part One (Revisited)
Facebook friends, Bloggers, Strangers, lend me your ears; I come to bury the last decade, not to praise it. Actually, I do want to praise it, but I first must…
2000-2009: Let’s Break it Down (Epilogue)
So, the recent discussion of the Top 50 albums of the last decade was supposed to end, as it began, with a sampling of songs. The introductory entry covered 2000-2004;…
Top 50 Albums of the Decade, Part One
Facebook friends, Bloggers, Strangers, lend me your ears; I come to bury the last decade, not to praise it. Actually, I do want to praise it, but I first must…
The Verdict Is In: Top 10 of 2009
Let's do this. 1o. Mastodon: Crack The Skye Some men let their freak flags fly. Some men get tatted up and sport full arm sleeves. Other men get tattoos…
Dan Auerbach, In Search of the Authentic Sound
During my recent discussion with Dan Auerbach, there was heavy construction underway in the unit above mine: the refrain of hammering, drill work, and boot steps were like a Greek…
Dan Auerbach: Keep It Hid (Popmatters.com review)
Dan is the Man Is anybody not yet on board? The conductor is certainly making it difficult to ignore him. In early 2008 he, along with his co-conspirator in the…