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Carlos Elliot and Sayed Sabrina Reviewed
December 2, 2024
Carlos Elliot – Rattle Snake
Nearly all of us have been exposed to a lot of music, whether we’ve asked for it or not. We’ve heard it, it’s entered our mind and we all think that we know what to expect from the very next song that we’ll hear. But that…
The Rolling Stones - "Beggars Banquet" Reviewed and Revisited
November 22, 2024
The Rolling Stones has had the history of classic rock n’ roll smile down upon them. Why not? They are, after all, the victors – the last gang standing in a game that’s proved to be deadly for so many. “Beggars Banquet” was the album where The…
Luna Honey and Ignatius Reilly Reviewed
November 19, 2024
Luna Honey – Kerosene
It’s now a standard approach to use pop songs in the scenes of nearly every Hollywood movie. It’s come to be expected so much that comedies will use them ironically. Fine. What do they mean anyway? And how are they supposed to fit scenes…
The Black Keys - "Ohio Players" Review
November 19, 2024
The Black Keys is one of all the retro-rock bands, the one that’s figured out how to sound distinctive while always quoting other musicians. The duo can do the blues or 70s pop-rock alright.
Oftentimes, their new tunes sound just like the samples on an old rap…
Marc Miner and Hamish Anderson Reviewed
November 14, 2024
Marc Miner – Ol’ Well
A guitar is a luxury that the truly great bluesmen, the ones whose heart hangs heavy with melancholy, will take and use, but don’t need. The guitar and all other instruments played by a combo are just devices to get the unconverted to…
The Roof and The Staleys Reviewed
October 26, 2024
The Roof – Vanessa Jones
At some point, even the mad pop stars who’d chased fame and success with every fibre of their being started wondering just exactly what happens once the inevitable cycle of such a star’s life is over. Do you just go away quietly? Does…
Sayed Sabrina and Nellen Dryden Reviewed
October 17, 2024
Sayed Sabrina – Grande Illusion
Pop and rock singers still get invited to late-night chat shows. That’s been happening for decades. But nowadays, most frequently, they’re asked to play silly games with the host. They might be on their heads, arm wrestling…
Tom Costello & The Turnaround - "Coastline" Review
September 20, 2024
Other than Medieval monks stuck inside the monastery copying old books and a few writers suffering from agoraphobia, artists are made to roam. This is why, primarily, the rockstar autobiographies released in recent years are travel books. But is this just something that…
The Ram - Warmth of Fire
August 13, 2024
Hemingway’s famous iceberg theory says that great writers don’t need to spell out their stories. They don’t need to get a body, have it shot full of clothes and make it land in the middle of the room for readers to get the picture. They should be trustful that if…