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Soundtrack Saturday: “Scrooged”
Kelly Stitzel revisits another post from A Soundtrack Saturday Christmas, this time the Bill Murray classic, ScroogedRead More »
Soul Serenade: Howard Tate, “8 Days On The Road”
Howard Tate died on Saturday. After making stunning records with Jerry Ragavoy in the '60s, he spent years in the wilderness before making a triumphant comeback
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Bob Lefsetz Believes In Rock Again After A Concert, Episode 1,829
In sports, there’s nothing more annoying than a fan who jumps on the bandwagon of a winning team, then overcompensates for the time he missed by being even more obnoxious than the longtime fans.
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The Very Guest of… Peter Gabriel (Part 1)
When Peter Gabriel chose Scratch My Back as the title for his 2010 covers record, it was a dry joke — but also a statement of purpose. The liner notes of any Gabriel album
Read More »Here’s Something Else!: Everything 1980s, Daniel Lanois Edition
Your pals over at Something Else! Reviews begin an occasional feature focusing on the best of the 1980s with a look at producer and songwriter Daniel Lanois’ impact on the decade of popped collars
Read More »CD Review: Robbie Robertson, “How To Become Clairvoyant”
For his first album in more than ten years, Robbie Robertson recruited an all-star cast of musicians and created the most personal solo album of his career
Read More »Bottom Feeders: The Rock End of the ’80s, Part 43
It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's a ... it's ... a man-rat? (And we're not talking about the mug of Keith Richards, either.)
Read More »CD Review: Black Dub, “Black Dub”
Daniel Lanois is well known as a brilliant producer. His band Black Dub has released their debut album and Ken Shane thinks it's one of the highlights of
Read More »When Good Albums Happen to Bad People: John Fogerty, “Centerfield”
John Fogerty was responsible for some of the best rock music of the '60s -- and, as Matthew Bolin discovers in his latest column, he was also a bit of a vengeful prick
Read More »New Music: Black Dub, “Surely”
Ken Shane would like to introduce you to the music of Black Dub, the new band project from Daniel Lanois, Trixie Whitley, and Brian Blade
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