Benjy Ferree’s 2006 LP Leaving The Nest is a fine album, if a bit schizophrenic at times. If you were to believe the online blog hype at the tail end of last year you most definitely would have expected the […]
Month: February 2007
Big Star :: O My Soul
I’ve noticed over the years that whenever Big Star creeps into my daily listening habits, I in turn find myself listening to a hell of a lot more power pop in general — and vice versa. Lately, […]
The Haunting Poetic Songs of Porter Wagoner
Not unlike the John D. Loudermilk collection I mentioned earlier in the month , I have spent the past couple of weeks taking in the massive 29 track Porter Wagoner compilation
Willard Grant Conspiracy :: Let It Roll (US Release)
As Songs: Illinois mentioned the other day, the Robert Fischer helmed collective known as the Willard Grant Conspiracy are finally seeing a stateside release of their sixth album, Let It Roll, on February 27th. Long time coming, but well worth the wait. It’s artists like Willard Grant Conspiracy that inspire me […]
Great Lake Swimmers :: Ongiara
You know, it seems like I was just writing about Great Lake Swimmers …. oh right, I was . As reported last week, GLS have an album in the can entitled Ongiara , which will be released March 27th via the Weewerk label on […]
Jeff Mangum :: San Francisco July 4, 1996
Jeff Mangum :: San Francisco July 4, 1996 (live at aquarius records) Download: MP3: Jeff Mangum :: Oh Comely MP3: Jeff Mangum :: Engine MP3: Jeff Mangum :: Oh Sister MP3: Jeff Mangum :: My Dream Girl MP3:
David Bowie :: Conversation Piece
For the most part I haven’t really kept up with the last ten years of David Bowie’s recording career (the last ‘new’ album I picked up was 1995’s Outside a decade ago), so last month when Blake […]
New Orleans Yellow Moon :: With Daniel Lanois
Fat Tuesday is approaching. As I have discussed before on the these pages, Daniel Lanois’ unique production style leaves it’s unique fingerprints on any project he touches, no matter the genre, no matter the artist. In the case of Yellow Moon that meant […]
Fela Kuti And The Africa ’70 w/ Ginger Baker
Lucinda Williams :: West
I consider Lucinda Williams Car Wheels On A Gravel Road to be a true genre classic in every sense of the word. Its marriage of southern gothic lyrical imagery and atmosphere, paired with a good […]
Jeff Mangum :: XFM Radio Session – May 1998
Jeff Mangum :: XFM Radio Session – May 1998 Download: MP3: Interview MP3: Gardenhead / Leave Me Alone MP3: Engine MP3: King of Carrot Flowers pt. 3 MP3: Oh Comely
Dr. John :: Gris Gris (1968)
P.G. Six :: Slightly Sorry
Are you a fan of John Fahey and/or Bert Jansch? If so Pat Gublar, aka P.G. Six , should be high on your radar in 2007. Gublar’s new album, Slightly Sorry , comes out this month on Drag City […]
Yer Bird Records :: To Release New J. Tillman
Our dear friends at Yer Bird will be releasing the next J. Tillman full length, Cancer And Delirium, in April. Details are scarce at the moment, but this release will follow hot on the tails on the much anticipated […]
Yellow Fever :: EP / Cat Power’s Bathysphere
I love The Breeders . After the Pixies disbanded it was not Frank Black’s career I followed with great interest, but Kim Deals. Austin’s Yellow Fever sound a bit like Pod era Breeders, and “Katcatcher,” the first song off […]