Friday, January 27 2012
The Weather Station: All of It Was Mine
Canadian singer-songwriter makes genuine folk record, and it's good!
Tuesday, November 1 2011
Laura Marling: A Creature I Don’t Know
Laura Marling is just 21, but her new album confirms her timeless talent.
Friday, September 9 2011
Counterbalance: Year One
In this special one-year anniversary edition of Counterbalance, Eric Klinger and Jason Mendelsohn discuss their first year combing through the pop music canon (as determined by Acclaimed Music's calculations of every best-of list available), share a few favorites, and justify a couple items on their expense account.
Friday, August 26 2011
Counterbalance No. 48: Joni Mitchell’s ‘Blue’
Everybody's saying that hell's the hippest way out but Eric Klinger and Jason Mendelsohn don't think so. They’re taking a look around Joni Mitchell's 1971 folk masterpiece Blue -- Acclaimed Music’s 48th Greatest Album of All Time.
Monday, June 20 2011
Where’s Woody?
What does an artist the caliber of Woody Allen do when he’s reached the pinnacle of his artistic accomplishment -- while only in his early 40s?
Thursday, January 28 2010
Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Phil Ochs: Amchitka
Poignant, and relevant, Amchitka reminds us of a romanticized era when idealism was still able to give way to revolution.
Thursday, August 20 2009
Jay Brannan: In Living Cover
On In Living Cover, Brannan wisley scales back to a low-pressure coffeehouse setting where he is free to test out his own material amidst a selection of his well-worn favorites.
Tuesday, April 7 2009
Waltzing with Wilco
As any experienced concert-goer knows, a lively audience can mean the difference between a lackluster event and a memorable night. Sometimes, it’s more important than the band's actual performance.
Wednesday, April 30 2008
Girls Like Us by Sheila Weller
Trailblazing women of the '60s: Journalist Sheila Weller traces three enduring songwriters who defined -- and gave voice to -- a generation.
