Down in Flames - Steve Forbert rescues a Phoenix from the Ashes
A conversation with Doug Heselgrave
It’s a story that’s often overshadowed the music itself. Mention Steve Forbert to anyone old enough to remember and you’re likely to get two responses. The first is ‘Didn’t he sing that song, Romeo’s Tune?’ And, the second is ‘Wasn’
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Review: Eric Andersen - Avalanche/Eric Andersen [Runt/ DBK works 2008]
In 1970 the fabulous seventies were just gone and not just because of a mere matter of dates: it was the idea of confining the world and its stories in the few minutes of a song that was ending. Instead, the world was welcoming the rise of the Me-Generation and
The Youngbloods...taking a look back
Back when I was a vinyl junkie there was always a tattered piece of paper folded in my wallet that constituted my “want list” just in case I passed by a record store and needed to be reminded. By the time I quit collecting, the list was actually pretty short.
Review: Buddy Holly - Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings & More
Last Wednesday, the 51st anniversary of Buddy Holly's death slipped by without much fanfare. That's not too surprising, given the recent recognition of the half-century since Holly's plane crash death (Feb. 3, 1959). What's more surprising is that there hasn't
Album Review: Emmitt-Nershi Band--New Country Blues
Emmitt-Nershi Band--New Country Blues--SCI Fidelity
Few musical styles are quite as polarizing as that of jam bands. The haters deplore the never-ending and meandering solos, the emphasis on instrumental improvisation over singing and melody, and the conspicuous uniformity of the fans, with their emphasis on drugs and identical dancing. The
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Review: Dirk Hamilton - Meet me at the Crux [Akarma 2006]
If the world had been a fair place, and sadly we know it’s not or at least we can identify justice only in the vest of a spoiled lady, the recent reissues of the first three record by Dirk Hamilton would have benefited of a wide echo on papers