Bennett Wilson Poole – “Bennett Wilson Poole” (2018) review
Bennett Wilson Poole - Bennett Wilson Poole (2018) Robin Bennett, Danny Wilson and Tony Poole make up a super group of sorts, reaching back into the early 1970’s...
Jenell Kesler
Ultimate Painting – “Not Gonna Burn Myself Anymore” (2018) review
Ultimate Painting - Not Gonna Burn Myself Anymore (Bella Union, 2018) This is a sonically infectious drifting neo-psychedelic blues laden single, one laced with understated hooks, sidewalk swagger, and...
Kontiki Suite – “The Greatest Show on Earth” (2015) review
Kontiki Suite - The Greatest Show on Earth (2015) https://kontikisuite.bandcamp.com/album/the-greatest-show-on-earth The Greatest Show On Earth is Kontiki Suite’s second formal album, with some of the material being available in...
JAZZ CORNER Presents: The Dave Brubeck Quartet – “Time Out” (1959)
Without a doubt Time Out, with one of the most beautiful album covers of all time, is among the most subtle and signature releases by Dave Brubeck, where...
The Auras – “The Auras” (2012) review
The Auras - The Auras (2012) In consideration of the band’s catalog in general ... Many years ago, one of the first things that drove me to cassettes...
The Beatles – “The Beatles in Stereo” (2009) review
The Beatles - The Beatles in Stereo (Parlophone, 2009) To my way of thinking, one can’t say enough about the most influential band of my life, and for...
From The South / The Newsletters interview
I discovered Conor Hutchinson’s band From The South completely by accident, when a green vinyl copy of “Cool, Cool Memories” showed up at my door with an unsigned...
Melody Fields – ‘Melody Fields’ (2018)
If you were like me, discovering the Melody Fields by way of their first single 'Morning Sun' in 2017, you know I was highly anticipating the release of...
From The Vault: The Church – “Priest = Aura” (1992)
Hypnotic, surreal, moody, self reflective, intense, psychedelic, a sound track of sorts, way too long, excessive filler ... all these statements could easily describe the release of Priest...
Lamp of the Universe – ‘Hidden Knowledge’ (2016)
Very similar albums, yet with hidden gems ... Being a child of the psychedelic 60’s, there’s no way I could have avoided the sitar and the musical influences...