CONOR OBERST’S NEBRASKA; TWO REVIEWS OF HIS NEW ALBUM ‘RUMINATIONS’
Yes, this is his Nebraska. To say that Conor Oberst bares his soul is now past the point. He does. Every album is…
Christopher Gilson
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘REQUIEM’ BY GOAT
To describe how Goat sounds would do a disservice to them. Yeah, you can call them psychedelic, you can call them Folk, but that…
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘PREMIUM’ BY SAM EVIAN
To be an artist, one necessarily has to be influenced by two streams: one within, one without. That is to say that an artist…
BRIGHT AND EARLY WITH SUNFLOWER BEAN
Sunflower Bean gets pegged in the popular press as one of those bands that wears their inspirations on their sleeves. Black Sabbath, The Kinks,…
WILCO SCHMILCO – AN ALBUM REVIEW
Schmilco is easily listenable. Like its predecessor Star Wars, it is short, fitting with room on one standard LP. (For reference, A.M. and Wilco(The…
SAY, I HAD A LOVELY TIME: MIRACLE LEGION FROM NEW HAVEN AND BACK AGAIN
Of all the artists that New Haven, Conn. can lay claim to, Michael Bolton is probably the most famous. Sure there are The Carpenters,…
YOU OUGHT TO BE MADE TO WEAR HEADPHONES: DYLAN & MAVIS STAPLES AT FOXWOODS
Why go to a concert? They aren’t exactly cheap. A ticket for a band of note will start at twenty dollars, and go up…
FANS NEVER BEND WITH THE RAINFALL: PAUL SIMON COMES HOME TO QUEENS
The forecast had been up and down all week. Light rain, rain, heavy rain; oscillating back and forth because even with all the advances…
BEFORE THE TAKING OF A TOAST AND TEA: MY MORNING JACKET REMIX AND REMASTER “IT STILL MOVES”
Of all the shocking tracks on Bob Dylan’s 1970 release, Self Portrait, none may be so bold as the reimagining of his classic “Like…
ALBUM REVIEW: “EMOTIONAL MUGGER” BY TY SEGALL
Sitting around listening to Ty Segall’s newest album for Drag City, Emotional Mugger, knowing that I have an album review pledged to write, I…