Wednesday, August 3 2011
Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t: Lost in the Pancakes
It sounds like the Beatles piano-driven tracks, and is that ever a bad thing?
Monday, November 8 2010
The Farewell Drifters: Yellow Tag Mondays
These guys don't do angst, and they don't wear overalls.
Tuesday, July 27 2010
Koes Plus: Dheg Dheg Plas & Volume 2
A valuable introduction to the early years of Koes Plus.
Thursday, June 10 2010
John Meeks Shows Off His Noir Side on ‘Old Blood’
Don't let the man's tender tenor fool you: he's got a dark side. And the juxtaposition of the sweetness and menace are part of what makes the music so compelling.
Wednesday, December 2 2009
The Beatles on Record (videos)
A wonderfully produced documentary on the most important recorded legacy of popular music.
Monday, November 23 2009
20 Beatles Buried Treasures
A list of the nearest things in the most overexposed catalogue in the history of popular music to “deep tracks”.
Wednesday, September 9 2009
‘Beatles: Rock Band’ will please please you; on flip side, it’s too short
Friday, December 19 2008
Please Please Me: Sixties British Pop, Inside Out by Gordon Thompson
This book is one of the most thorough, as well as one of the most entertaining and engaging, treatises on the topic yet written.
Monday, June 30 2008
Jason Falkner: Bedtime With The Beatles Part Two
Billed as for sending young ears off to dreamland, Jason Falkner's brilliant reimagining of classic Beatles songs proves pleasant for infants and insomniacs alike.
