For our latest flashback we take you on a trip back to 1969 – the year of Woodstock and Altamont when peace and love co-existed with the fallout of the turbulence of the previous year’s wave of assassinations, the election of Richard Nixon, and the continuing trauma of the Vietnam War.
It was a rich year [...]
Friday, February 20, 2009
My initial response to Franz Ferdinand’s third album, titled perversely (for a non-live album) Tonight: Franz Ferdinand was tempered by the pre-release press and band statements that suggested a major sea-change for the band.
Lo and behold, on first listen there are some departures but this is very recognizably the work of the Scotsmen who gave [...]
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
At first blush 2008 seemed like a, well, sucky year for new music. As I listened more it turned out to be less sucky, if still not a high water mark. Here are my top 40 favorite albums of the year – with a special shout out to my top 10. You can also see [...]
Friday, December 12, 2008
This year showed that the box set – due to price and lack of material – is on it’s way to becoming a rarity. Where New Order or The Replacements could have boxed up their notable songs with a bunch of rarities and called it a day, they instead went with the catalog re-issue route [...]
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Marnie Stern continues to shred on the guitar like nobody’s business and unlike, say, Joe Satriani she can write songs too. See the adorableness that is her new video “Ruler” here:
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