Review: Johnny Rivers & His L.A. Boogie Band - Last Boogie In Paris The Complete Concert [Soul City/Shout! Factory 2007]
After the recording sessions of Blue Suede Shoes (’73), Johnny Rivers (John Ramistella) decides to tour Europe with the same stellar rockin’ band that backed him up on the album. Larry Carlton and his guitar are missing (replaced by Johnny himself) but there are the acoustic licks and the harmony
Our House (CSNY) is a very, very, very fine house
I'm Chris Price. My friend Joe and I go by the name of Missing Parsons. We blog about our experiences on the road in search of the roots of our favourite American songs - a coast-to-coast road trip searching for the spirit of rock and roll America.
CD Review: Carolina Choclolate Drops - "Genuine Negro Jig"
By 'Rebel' Rod Ames
Over the years, I have been "turned on" to an enormous amount of incredibly fantastic music, music that has in some cases completely blown me away. A couple artists and their albums that have accomplished the feat of “blowing me away” are
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’
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
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.