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Marshall BowdenFeaturesJohnny Ramone: A Cool Guy Doing His JobThe Ramones offered rebellion, but they didn't work all that hard at it. They just were that way. [23 September 2004] Stay Free: A Tribute to Joe StrummerThe music of Joe Strummer and the Clash were an integral part of the soundtrack of my high school and college years. Strummer's death represents the disappearance of an important and substantial part of my musical past as well as the loss of one of rock music's truly poetic voices. [27 December 2002] Stay Free: A Tribute to Joe StrummerThe music of Joe Strummer and the Clash were an integral part of the soundtrack of my high school and college years. Strummer's death represents the disappearance of an important and substantial part of my musical past as well as the loss of one of rock music's truly poetic voices. Hard Hitting Blues: Professor LonghairLonghair is the Picasso of keyboard funk. [28 June 2002] Hard Hitting Blues: Jelly Roll MortonThe life of the New Orleans piano 'professor' who grew up playing in whorehouses and clip joints has long been the stuff of legend in both jazz and blues music. Reviews
Tony Joe White: The HeroinesTony Joe White’s music is generally described as swamp rock, and it is true that he was one of the first performers to have a hit record with that sound. [24 January 2005]
Various Artists: Flying Funk / Flying GrooveThis vastly under-appreciated and under-documented period of American music began to seep into the public consciousness. [12 May 2003] 
Joe Zawinul: Faces & PlacesAs a composer, Zawinul somehow manages to incorporate exotic elements from the music of other cultures into his work without relying on clichés. [12 February 2003]
Joni Mitchell: TravelogueJoni Mitchell is unquestionably one of the finest popular songwriters of the last half-century, and takes her rightful place with Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and a handful of others as a highly incisive observer of her generation’s struggles and triumphs. [23 January 2003]
Fred Anderson: On the RunFred Anderson is what jazz musicians have always been about—learning to craft their music over a lifetime, never feeling like they’ve “arrived”, and nurturing new generations of talent by providing an example and providing them with the opportunity to learn and grow in a supportive environment. |
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