1979’s Setting Sons is probably the second finest piece of work released by The Jam during their career, which, on record, spanned from 1977 to 1982 – the finest being…
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Jason: Weren’t we talking recently about our lack of Mellowmas songs in other languages? Jeff: We totally were. You’re about to make me wish we weren’t, aren’t you? They can’t…
Rachel Grimes knew how to play the piano before she learned to walk. ”My dad and grandmother played, so I was always sitting beside them following along, watching and listening…
At last, a Christmas song tells the tree’s side of the story
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With a name like Great Spirit, it’s almost possible to hear this unique NoCal band’s sound even before you hit “play” on their new EP, Front Porch to Frontier. Easygoing, folky…
Before this year closes, here are some more releases we should talk about…
2014 has been an amazing year for new music, and my very last purchase of the year will hopefully arrive this Friday — that said, we could still use a little help from…
VERY interesting and intriguing historic look at the Positive Force organization, which began in Nevada, but has thrived and stayed the course in Washington D.C. from 1985 onward. Led by…
The road to Mellowmas is paved with good intentions
1977’s Two Sides To Every Story by the late Gene Clark, the erstwhile co-founder of The Byrds, has been long considered his finest solo effort (in the singer’s opinion). It’s…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, or maybe a soup kitchen
As it stands, the R.E.M. nostalgia/reissues campaign hasn’t slowed a bit, although this is definitely one for the completist/hardcore fan – and I should preface this by saying I certainly…
Nothing says “I love you” quite like pickled cabbage
There’s no shortage of scrape the vaults, lost demos saturated, resist the urge overkill, 10-pound, 20-disc, collector’s edition reissues designed to take the hardcore fan by the ankles to shake…
Clean, neat and warm sounds fill this latest release from Boston’s The Grownup Noise. A full mix of acoustic guitars, piano, violin are part of the mix that color The…
Not all holiday music compilations are created equal
In which Jeff’s selfless efforts to help Jason find a gift for his wife continue to be met with heartless disdain
An 11-year-old, a copy of GarageBand, and thee
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Austin, Texas resident and powerhouse singer Delaney Gibson delivers this lush, grand, well-produced album of eleven songs. Tall Like The Tree is the third release from this talent and it…
The search for a Christmas gift for Jason’s wife produces a foul hurricane of Mellowmas misery
“I like the part where it speeds up for no apparent reason.”
As synonymous with the New York every-man music scene as a protagonist in a Billy Joel Song, Dan Greenwald’s Workers have been a mainstay on the local scene for over…
