Review: Built to Spill – “Built to Spill Plays The Songs of Daniel Johnston” May 4, 2020 Listening to Daniel Johnston is a lot like playing a game of Fill in the Blanks. The core melodies and the song’s basic structure… Continue Reading
Review: J Hacha De Zola – “Icaro Nouveau” March 12, 2019 J Hacha De Zola, a New Jersey-based carnival barker and blender of genres, oft has proven himself adept at conjuring musical spirits. He does… Continue Reading
Profile: Marc Ribot (2018) September 14, 2018 The separation of immigrant children from their parents. The trashing of the Paris Agreement on climate change. The white nationalism. The Mueller investigation. The… Continue Reading
Review: Tom Waits – “Alice”/”Blood Money” (Remastered) December 5, 2017 Tom Waits never has sounded better, at least in terms of fidelity, than he does on the new, re-mastered versions of Alice and Blood… Continue Reading
REVIEW: STNNNG – “Veterans of Pleasure” March 31, 2017 STNNNG simply has outdone itself with Veterans of Pleasure, its fifth full-length record, out tomorrow on vinyl, CD and digital platforms via Modern Radio… Continue Reading
REVIEW: Big Lazy – Don’t Cross Myrtle August 5, 2015 Stephen Ulrich and his jazz/rock noir band Big Lazy will take up residency at the renowned Brooklyn joint Barbes starting in a couple short… Continue Reading
REVIEW: Captain Beefheart – “Sun Zoom Spark” Box Set December 3, 2014 Experiencing Captain Beefheart always has felt like a bit of an acid trip to me. Shape-shifting, mysterious and occasionally frenzied, Don van Vliet’s gravel-voiced… Continue Reading
