Thursday, October 13 2011
Various Artists: The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams
The only thing more exciting than the release of 12 previously unrecorded Hank Williams lyrics is the group of artists recruited to put them together.
Tuesday, May 24 2011
Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi: Rome
The Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi collaboration is a soundtrack for a movie that doesn't exist.
Friday, January 28 2011
Wanda Jackson: The Party Ain’t Over
It's no shock that teaming Jack White with one of the great rockers of all time would yield great results, but the surprise is in how natural they sound together.
Tuesday, August 10 2010
‘Stones In Exile’: An Autobiographical Rock ‘n’ Roll Bible
By exiling themselves to small-town America's "Main Street", the Rolling Stones began serving up a rich, steamy gumbo of sounds they certainly didn't invent, but undeniably put their stamp upon.
Thursday, July 29 2010
On TV This Week: Paul McCartney and the PBS Special with a Long Title
As a fan of both Paul McCartney and the Beatles, I heard quite a bit about this special, and had low expectations. The event seemed focus too much on itself and its guests instead of the real reason they were there.
Friday, June 18 2010
The Dead Weather: 22 May 2010 - Chicago
The 500 fans permitted entrance to the surprisingly sexy venue formed an energetic but comfortably spaced crowd for White and vampish frontwoman Alison Mosshart to ignite their smoldering brand of muscular, electro-driven sludge.
Tuesday, May 11 2010
The Dead Weather: Sea of Cowards
On Sea of Cowards, they've made an album that manages to sound like they give a damn about not giving a damn, and one that's pretty compelling, more often than not.
Monday, March 22 2010
The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights
If you've regrettably missed out on the White Stripes' raging, unrivaled live show, Under Great White Northern Lights does the volume-cranking, sweltering intensity they create some overdue justice.
