Monday, October 17 2011
Old Country Comfort: How the British Might Save American Music (Again)
The British saved rock 'n' roll, reignited the blues, and may just make country music more American.
Monday, April 4 2011
Ray Davies: See My Friends
Ray Davies' latest album is part tribute compilation, part vanity project. Mark my words, no one will be discussing this a year from now.
Tuesday, January 18 2011
TV Party Tonight: Interview with the 88
Frontman Keith Slettedahl recently called in from sunny California to talk with PopMatters about their new album, new priorities, and the band's continuing presence on silver and small screens.
Thursday, November 18 2010
Kelley Stoltz: To Dreamers
This batch of lo-fi home recordings is Stoltz's best effort to date because it perfectly fits the image his fans have had of him all along: A music lover holed up in his bedroom, knee-deep in a pile of instruments, smiling back at posters of Ray Davies and David Bowie.
Wednesday, March 31 2010
Erosion Nearly Complete, Music Industry Begins Reconstruction at SXSW 2010
SXSW conference attendees took a workmanlike “how-to” approach to discussing new revenue streams, replacing the “what do we do now?” tone of recent years.
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.
Tuesday, April 29 2008
Ray Davies
A master songwriter and relentless showman, Davies has always had a knack for the chord change or lyrical turn that can snap you back into focus and cause you to rearrange your life.
Monday, February 18 2008
Ray Davies: Working Man’s Café
Legendary Kinks leader Ray Davies continues his new and vibrant solo career with another very strong album of nicely varied songs that focus on the trials of the middle class.
Friday, February 3 2006
Ray Davies: Other People’s Lives
The first true full-length studio album from the legendary leader of The Kinks is spectacular.
