Bottom Line: Very few will walk away from this production without a smile on their face. Wicked is a Tony Award winning musical that, for all its Broadway accolades and…
The spread for the Buffalo game is -8.5. Yeah. A 5-10 team is an 8.5 point favorite over a 14-1 one. So of course Gamblor thinks this spread is about…
Michael Fortes closes the book on Parlour to Parlour in 2009 with a look back at the year-long journey and a show of thanks to all who lent a hand along the way.
It’s the final Bottom Feeders of 2009! We’ll end ’09 and start ’10 the same way — with more artists whose names begin with the letter S and songs that…
In June of 1967, the Zombies entered EMI’s Abbey Road studios to record their masterpiece, Odessey & Oracle. Earlier that year, the Beatles had recorded their own masterpiece, Sgt. Pepper,…
Michael Fortes concludes the Parlour to Parlour journey with a family reunion and some metal shredding in, of all places, the south of France!
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE With the new year (and a new decade) starting in just a few days, I wanted to close out this year by looking forward to…
The Austin Rehearsal Complex (ARC) opened on March 1, 1990, using funds provided by the city’s arts council to get started. A few months later, in August of that year,…
Back in the mid- to late ’80s, before Bob Marley, David Byrne, and I had even met the eventual mayor of Bootleg City, otherwise known as Robert “The Eventual Mayor of Bootleg…
When it became apparent that Christmas Day would be falling on a Friday this year, it only seemed appropriate to come up with a mixtape that went a little bit…
Oh, don’t look so surprised — you knew this Mellowmas would end up with Bob Dylan croaking under a Santa hat, didn’t you?
I have to admit, I’m a bit conflicted this holiday season. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been going through the motions — spending lots of time at home with my…
During the 1980s, the old guard prog bands had two choices – adapt or die. Some did to great success (Yes, Genesis) while others couldn’t go all the way and…
Is a tornado capable of looking for love in all the wrong places? Dave Lifton finds out when he analyzes his favorite song of 2009, Neko Case’s “This Tornado Loves You” in his latest Infinite Play column.
Christmas is a time for jolly old fat men, but this is ridiculous. Who let Rush Limbaugh in here?
The computer had a nice week last week, going 9-6-1 against the spread. Well, it was almost nice. If I hadn’t dropped $340 on Pittsburgh, I’d have been up $40. …
In a recessionary year most of the holiday releases have slimmed-down grab bag budgets, but two come in outsized, wrapped-and-ribboned boxes. Sherlock Holmes would seem to be destined for Dad,…
This week I have a special holiday treat for you. It’s the 1975 album ”How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, performed by Zero Mostel. Even though Karloff’s version of The Grinch…
Now, don’t get the wrong idea: This is not a ”best of” list — that would indicate that I listened to every album released and compared them, which sounds like…
Wasn’t I just talking about how impossibly prolific Bob Schneider is? Yes, I was, dammit — and here he is to prove it again, releasing the eight-song Christmastime just a…
It’s another week of artists whose names begin with the letter S, as we take a look at the ass end of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, i.e. songs that…
Who’s the only artist that’s enough of a badass to release a mostly repackaged Christmas collection and still make it work? McD mo B there, bitches!
Alicia Keys has shed her ’70s soul inspired roots for more modern influences, but does it work? Michael Parr has the review.
Michael Fortes brings the Parlour to Parlour journey back home to the Bay Area for a visit with Steve Taylor, a piano-toting blue-eyed soul busker from Oakland.
If you play fantasy sports, you know the sports world is filled with talented players who, for whatever reason, never live up to their immense potential — they have so…
This Mellowmas, we’ve heard bluegrass, tween pop, and Lemmy, but precious little in the way of old-fashioned Mellow Gold — until now. It’s Dennis DeYoung!
The highly anticipated film District 9 is opening today, all set to make a killing at the box office (and it certainly deserves the reward. It’s a well-crafted film, both…
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE By now, you’re thoroughly drenched in holiday music – with the vast majority of the songs celebrating Christmas. So why bother with yet another holiday-themed…