Encounters With Bob Dylan: If You See Him, Say Hello
The perfectly good idea behind this book is to let the fans speak for themselves. (The idea behind this review is to let a fan review them.) Previous Dylan books have tended to the biographical, the analytical or the severely trainspottery, and so this book should be a breath of
Doug Sahm - Loose-leaf memoirs
In the summer of 1973, Doug Sahm had settled into a rambling, leased wooden house on a tree-shaded hillside above the Soap Creek Saloon out on Bee Caves Road, in what was then rural Austin, Texas. His furnishings were simple: a bed, a table, two chairs, two spoons, two forks,
Echo All Over the World
When Richard Martin and Meagan Hennessey talk about releasing records from the '90s, they mean the 1890s.
The two co-owners of Archeophone, a Bloomington, Indiana, label, are spending their savings reissuing records originally released on cylinders, as well as early 20th-century material that first appeared on 78s. But their
Willard Grant Conspiracy - Mojave
It's now been five years and a pair of remarkable albums since Paul Austin and Robert Fisher road-tested their home studio and spawned Willard Grant Conspiracy. Following the duo's particularly non-formulaic equation from its first two releases, the cast of characters that help create the sonic
Shivaree - I Oughtta Give You a Shot In The Head For Making Me Live In This Dump
I find records like Shivaree's debut release troubling. Troubling like that high school kid who averaged 20 points a night for the hoops squad before getting kicked off the team for a DUI. There's talent here: "potential" hangs over this disc like a silver
Giant Sand - Chore Of Enchantment
Photos in the liner notes of Chore Of Enchantment present Howe Gelb's home, a spare, organically random assemblage of gear and everyday objects, within graceful, discreetly painted and inviting rooms, dated only by the lintels, which as much as stamp "genuine hardwood" on the door and