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 […]
Category Archives: Singer-songwriter
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 […]
COVER VERSIONS – Albums by Steven Wilson, Daniel Cavanagh, Ulver, The Church … and Def Leppard
Ah, the “cover version”. The staple of musicians needing to fill out an album for contractual reasons. Subject to vicious critiquing by fans of the covered artists. And now, in […]
Seven Sojourns: The early adventures of THE MOODY BLUES
Having recently announced that I am dialing back my writing time a bit, it behooves me to show I’m still alive and kicking by expounding on a musical topic long […]
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 […]
Five Classic Albums by Female Solo Artists That Deserve Your Attention
by Simon Slator A few months ago, while collecting my son from his swimming lesson, I found myself walking along the school’s corridors and looking at photos of their students’ […]
10 Great Rock Albums from the Desolate 1990s
Time for a list because as all observers of the Internet well know, if you make an article into a list, far more people will read it. But I do […]
MARC STAPLEFORD – EIGHT DREAMS (2014)
It’s about time I reviewed something from Happy Puppy Records. It’s a true netlabel pioneer; it’s Canadian, like moi; and its proprietor is a fine gentleman. This new release is […]
MYOT’s TOP 10 OF THE BEACH BOYS!
by Allister Thompson A lot of music aficionados and connoisseurs, both musicians and non-musicians, go through a Beach Boys phase, which I suppose is not unlike going through a Beatles […]
Make Your Own Taste 