Surf City – “We Knew It Was Not Going to Be Like This” (2013) review
Surf City - We Knew It Was Not Going to Be Like This (Fire Records, 2013) For Surf City’s Jekyll Island I wrote: “With ever present jangling guitars,...
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Soft Speaker – ‘Nautical Romance’ (2017)
Soft Speaker’s Nautical Romance took me by complete surprise, and I assure you, is nothing like you’d expect from viewing the front cover, and certainly less from the...
“Pharmacopious” (Part 4) by Jenell Kesler
A man said “Hi.” I didn’t recognize him, then spun mid-step almost toppling over, realizing he was the guy taking care of my meter. “How’s it going?” I...
The Warmth – ‘Hot Milk’ (2017)
More years ago than I care to remember, I had the privilege of interviewing the late Frank Zappa, who said to me, “You could take any of our...
From The Vault: The Rain Parade – ‘Emergency Third Rail Power Trip’ (1983)
When the psychedelic 60’s faded into the sunset during the early 70’s, there were many who still clung to those beautiful bits of naive ideals and nostalgia for...
Luna – ‘A Place of Greater Safety’ (2017)
One of my earliest introductions to rock was through the instrumentals of The Ventures, though I will confess, after adding a couple albums to my collection, I didn’t...
Luna – ‘A Sentimental Education’ (2017)
With Luna’s splendid final release Rendezvous coming out in 2004, the band subsequently went on a world tour and then disappeared into a haze of blinding snow after...
The War on Drugs – ‘A Deeper Understanding’ (2017)
With summer winding down there’s nothing like something exceptional to move you into the fall, and carry a bit of that August warmth through the winter … hence...
Bad Liquor Pond – “Let the River Come” / “Electric Splash” (2009) review
Released in 2009, “Let The River Come” is the only bit of wax you’re ever going to get from the now defunct Bad Liquor Pond, which is still...
New Moon Rising – “Bohemia Nervosa” (2014) review
New Moon Rising - Bohemia Nervosa (2014) https://newmoonrising.bandcamp.com/releases Literally stumbling across New Moon Rising’s song “Child Of The Moon”, I was instantly rocked back by this gracious little...