Spirit of the Age: The genius of ROBERT CALVERT
If you know anything about Robert Calvert, you’re probably a Hawkwind fan, and in that case I’ll be preaching to the choir. However, if you aren’t, you still must read […]
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Big June/July netaudio catch-up Part Two
OK, it’s now August 2013. But I missed a month of roundups so I’m still catching up on July and June! And there’s still more left over! (part one is […]
THE WATERBOYS – A rock in the weary land (2000) Establishing Mike Scott’s mystical empire of riffs
Mike Scott is one of rock’s most endearingly adventurous figures as well as one of its most talented. Over a long career starting in the early eighties he has constantly […]
The soundworlds of DARREN HARPER
I had a series going of netlabel album highlights (not just lists), which I got sidetracked from. See my Lucette Bourdin, Altus, VACVVM, Phillip Wilkerson and Saffron Slumber pieces. Well, […]
The grandiose late seventies heyday of the all-star CONCEPT ALBUM
The late seventies are remembered primarily as the time when music tastes (at least for the average music consumer) changed drastically, as the pomp of prog, the boogie woogie of […]
May Netaudio Revue
Another month and another bushel of worthies have sent their wares my way so I can tell you about them. We have a selection of ambient both light and dark, […]
A new road: the folk-rock trilogy of JETHRO TULL
Jethro Tull. The name is familiar to millions of rock fans, but the music is probably not as familiar as it should be (“Aqualung” excepted). We’re talking here about a […]
THE DAYFLOWERS – Streetcorner Sympathy (2013) Viewing the past through a dusty haze
Very few people who listen to music appreciate the value of pure sound. I don’t mean pretty melodies and exquisite harmonies — most of us enjoy those things. But then […]
April Netaudio Revue
Here’s yet another month’s worth of submissions or things I was hipped to (and actually managed to find the time to listen to…). Got an interesting variety of stuff here, […]
CEDAR PARK – Way Back Home (2012) Classy Canuck pop
I am Canadian. That doesn’t mean a heck of a lot to me particularly, but I say it by way of introducing this Canadian rock album. Canada probably has as […]
Make Your Own Taste 