PROCOL HARUM’s underrated musical blend
As I frequently note in articles, there are many bands that started up during the musical explosion of the late sixties still making music today, or that had lengthy and […]
Category Archives: Folk
Fairport Convention’s “Liege and Lief”
This article is actually the first chapter of an unwritten book, so it may feel introductory rather than informative. A few years ago, a well-known music book imprint put a […]
MICHAEL DILAURO – Spaghetti Western (2016)
A genre I never really covered on this blog is country — not even the “alternative” country enjoyed by people who are horrified by rednecks and would run screaming from […]
10 More Essential British 1970s folk-rock albums
This is a follow-up to the very popular post on 12 Essential British 1970s Folk-Rock albums. The genre was not as big and popular as it should be, so with […]
10 of the best albums of the late 1960s, Vol. 2
Here’s part II of what will be an ongoing series exploring the best recordings of certain musical eras — some pretty famous albums and some you might not have heard […]
10 of the best albums of the late 1960s, Vol. 1
The late sixties is arguably the most famous and fecund time in the history of popular music. Just think about all the legends who started their careers, and how many […]
Heartbreak engraved in vinyl: Two classic, cathartic break-up albums
by Allister Thompson I’m always looking for a good spin on an article, and a listen to one of the albums below got me thinking about a common theme (perhaps […]
Year-End Bests, Part 1: From the Editor
It’s been a great year in music, with all the genres I love producing at least one album I can call a classic. I’ve reviewed a ton of music this […]
E GONE – All the Suns of the Earth (2014)
by Allister Thompson I fancy myself something of a psychedelic music expert, or least a fellow who knows his way around the genre. I’m well up to speed on the […]
CONCERT REVIEW: Huun-Huur-Tu in Toronto, November 20, 2014
by Allister Thompson I have a thing for Central Asian music, which I wrote about in this piece, so I won’t recap here why it’s so appealing to me. This […]
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