Thin Lizzy “Jailbreak” (1976)
September 24, 2020
Thin Lizzy’s statuesque leader Phil Lynott, a beloved son of Dublin, and how he unexpectedly helped guide a long-awaited first local pint of Guinness. … More Thin Lizzy “Jailbreak” (1976)
Charley Crockett “Run Horse Run” (2020)
September 17, 2020
Through a Texan drawl and a magnificent set of choppers, Charley Crockett sings of the old west in contemporary style. … More Charley Crockett “Run Horse Run” (2020)
Van Morrison “I’ve Been Working” (1970)
September 7, 2020
Labor Day wishes care of the ever hard-working, Van Morrison. … More Van Morrison “I’ve Been Working” (1970)
Cream “SWLABR” (1967)
September 1, 2020
The first rock supergroup with one of the great guitar intros in history, and a song title explained, if not pronounced. … More Cream “SWLABR” (1967)
Louis Cole “F It Up” (2018)
August 23, 2020
Giving literal meaning to the term “home studio,” Louis Cole’s unusual full band was as funky as he was foul-mouthed. … More Louis Cole “F It Up” (2018)
The Doors “L’America” (1971)
August 15, 2020
The Doors burst into my world like a supernova for but a few magical years, much like the incredibly brief lifespan of the band itself, which disintegrated with the exceedingly predictable death of iconic frontman Jim Morrison of, well, that depends on who or what you believe … More The Doors “L’America” (1971)
ZZ Top “Blue Jean Blues” (1975)
July 27, 2020
..This is Billy Gibbons putting on a blues guitar clinic, of restraint and intensity. He’s not exactly holding back but he’s not showing off either. It’s all tone and feel, with attention to every note and lick, and the perfect intention.. … More ZZ Top “Blue Jean Blues” (1975)
Elvis Costello “Accidents Will Happen” (1979)
July 15, 2020
Elvis Costello has been a lot of things in his astounding forty-years-and-counting musical career: post-punk prototype, new wave renegade, encyclopedic musical raconteur, image-bending iconoclast, standards revivalist, acerbic pop culture polemicist, hook-mastering marvel, and whip-smart wordsmith. What he has never been is sloppy. So whether it was a quirk of his songwriting style, or a subtle … More Elvis Costello “Accidents Will Happen” (1979)
Whitney Rose “In A Rut” (2020)
July 8, 2020
“Don’t ask me how I got this way / Oh, that’s asking too much” cries Whitney Rose amidst the whirlwind chorus as she rattles off the title line ‘I’m In A Rut’ an appropriately repetitive 28 total times. Only her delivery is so rapid-fire, gaps collapsed between the few words and syllables.. … More Whitney Rose “In A Rut” (2020)
Pink Floyd “Great Gig In The Sky” (1973)
June 26, 2020
One of the best-known songs on what remains the longest charting album in rock music history features none of the band’s four members, has no words, and spotlights only a session singer who initially turned down the gig to attend a Chuck Berry concert.. … More Pink Floyd “Great Gig In The Sky” (1973)