It’s really pretty hard to complain about this “The Essential” series of compilations from any particular of various artists. I remember having a pretty good time with the Commodores one, a band which I had no idea were beholden to any quality songs other than “Brick House” and “Easy.” I used to have The Essential … Read more“Disc 2 of The Essential Isley Brothers is Your Laid-back Summer Party Mix”
I feel a little bit bad publishing this post on this site because it’s not really a musical post, at its core. But there are a couple of things I have to get off my chest. We’ve all, by now, heard people complaining about online trolling, some saying that it’s become basically the central mission … Read more“Untitled 12”
I’m starting to gather some steam with my vinyl collection and delighted in, with my last month’s surplus, ordering Miles Davis’ Milestones and The Strokes’ Is This it. The latter was an album I first heard when I was 18 and I think took a couple of spins to really ingratiate itself to me, then … Read more“It’s Sad but My Is This it Vinyl Sounds Just Like the CD”
Score: 8.5/10 At some point Bandcamp needs to really institute the policy that applies to “usernames” — no two can be identical. Anyway, I’m left to gather by all the semi-conclusive evidence on Spotify and Bandy that this is indeed a self-titled debut, from a singer/songwriter in Nashville, who records on four-tracks, and the best … Read more“DD Review: John Davis – John Davis.”
Score: 8.5/10 Mike Gordon is the bassist in the jam band Phish and now bestows to us his sixth solo album, Flying Games. As we know, Phish does U.S. tours pretty much every summer. In addition, Gordon has released three albums with acoustic guitarist Leo Kottke. So nobody’s wondering what he’s been up to lately, … Read more“DD Review: Mike Gordon – Flying Games.”
I had one experience at the Dew Drop Inn and I have to admit: I’ll never forget it as long as I live. It was a bar in South Bend on the extremely, extremely sketchy Southern edge of downtown (on the opposite side of what’s closer to Notre Dame, that is), and held a comedy … Read more“Weighing the Pros and Cons of South Bend’s Last Comedy Bar Closing up”
Am I an a-hole for not wanting to purchase Mermaid Avenue on wax? Well, I’ve never heard anyone playing any of the songs other than “California Stars” in my life, so I’m not sweating it too much. Anyway, it’s high time this band released a best-of and gave us a smattering of their most brilliant, … Read more“A Call for a ‘The Best of Wilco’ on Vinyl with ‘California Stars’ on it”
A couple of years ago I got my first record player and I must say, I am quite enthralled with the vinly format at this point, with about 20 or so records in my collection. It was a foregone conclusion that at some point I was going to purchase one of the Velvet Underground records … Read more“The More I Listen to The Velvet Underground on Vinyl, the Less Appropriate the Songs Seem in Any Other Format or Context”