So I dragged my 39-year-old a** back into McCormick’s tonight, for a TUESDAY night tilt, as I guess now they no longer do it on Mondays. I think I showed up at 9:45 or so, whereas the gig is supposed to start at 9, and the dude on stage was like doing Linkin Park karaoke, … Read more“A Synopsis of Open Mic at McCormick’s Coney Island, 07.25.2023”
1 Miles Davis – Milestones This 1958 classic from Miles Davis creeps in slowly but will take over your senses and really knock your socks off once the whole band gets jamming and Philly Joe Jones really starts pummeling those drums. It’s a great showcase of Davis being ahead of his time, too, as the … Read more“My Vinyl Collection — Power Rankings (Summer 2023)”
10 Watchglass – “Eons Romance” Sydney, Australia’s Watchglass channel a seriously tranquil vibe here for some summer folk-pop that will penetrate your world with ease. .. 9 Saloli – “Nighthawk” Bandcamp lists Mary Sutton, a.k.a. Saloli, as a “pianist,” which is funny because I don’t hear a single analog sound on this whole album, let … Read more“Dolby’s Top 10 Tracks Apr. – June 2023”
Sometime earlier this week I was answering this Facebook post that was asking who was the best one-hit wonder in hip-hop history. Immediately, my mind turned to Skee-Lo, beholden of the 166-million-times-streamed “I Wish” exercise in undersized, underdog goof-off rhyming. Then, almost like a knee-jerk reaction, my mind relegated Skee-Lo, born Antoine Roundtree in Riverside, … Read more“On the Bright Side, We Only Slept on Skee-Lo for 28 Years”