“I have seen the future of music and the name of the band is St. Paul and the Broken Bones.” – Rosanne Cash Otis Redding. James Brown. Wilson Pickett. Marvin Gaye. Smokey […]
Nota Bene #111: Mmmmm… Beeeeeer
Sorry for the long absence. Let’s carry on, shall we? “If you listen to the guys up in the stands, pretty soon you’ll be up there sitting with them.” Who said it?
Tournament of Rock II: The Legends … begins tomorrow
Tomorrow we launch Tournament of Rock II: The Legends, and we wanted to take a moment to lay out the ground rules and to explain how we set it up. Jim Booth […]
TunesDay: The best CDs of 2008, pt. 2 – the Platinum LPs
Our Best CDs of 2008 continues today with a review of the super-premium Platinum Award winners for Excellence in rocking and rolling. As with last week’s Gold Awards, these are in alphabetical […]
TunesDay: The best CDs of 2008, pt. 1 – the Gold LPs
Most years are pretty good for music if you know where to look, and 2008 was no exception. It’s a shame that you have to search so hard, of course – once […]
TunesDay: What once was old shall be new again
There is nothing new under the sun, or so they say. I’m not a big fan of groups that slavishly imitate their influences, but I do love bands with a sense of […]
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