Features
Wednesday, November 26 2008
Day Two: From Jimi Hendrix to the Rolling Stones
The last quintet of choices show how the blues reclaimed its basis for a dozen hard rock hymns, argued for the importance of following one's singer/songwriter muse, and proved that not every significant sound coming out of the UK was Beatle-based.
Columns
Monday, April 19 2010
Greil Marcus on Van Morrison: When That Rough God Goes Riding
This is the story of a burly monk in shades, of flesh chasing the divine, of a voice ecstatic in southern blues and gospel and Celtic mysticism.
Reviews
Monday, February 23 2009
Van Morrison: Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Perhaps this burdened generation will find some of the hope they are desperately seeking in this reconstruction of a classic record.
Thursday, April 3 2008
Van Morrison: Keep It Simple
Van Morrison takes us on the simple route to salvation.
Friday, January 11 2008
Van Morrison: Still On Top
It's not a perfect retrospective, but when the highs are as thrilling as "Jackie Wilson" and "Crazy Love", it's pretty hard to deny Morrison's legacy as a singles artist.
Wednesday, June 27 2007
Van Morrison: The Best of Van Morrison
Van Morrison's had a pretty off decade -- or has he?
Monday, May 8 2006
Van Morrison: Pay the Devil
The great Van the Man, reduced to (mostly) covers and genre constrictions.
Blogs
Friday, January 7 2011
Counterbalance No. 15: Van Morrison’s 'Astral Weeks'
Van Morrison ventured in the slipstream between the viaducts of your dreams with his 1968 LP Astral Weeks and made it to Number 15 on the List. Klinger and Mendelsohn recount the journey in this latest installment of Counterbalance.
News
Thursday, February 12 2009
‘Astral Weeks' is not rock; it's not jazz - just timeless
On one evening last year, Van Morrison finally got around to revisiting the album that many consider his masterpiece, "Astral Weeks." This week, a recording…
