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Afton Wolfe and Romain Alix Reviewed
March 13, 2025
Afton Wolfe – Last King of the Blues
There are heroes who get statues in the town square once they no longer have the ability to enjoy their fame. And, then there are heroes who don’t need any fancy plaque telling the world of their achievements.
These…
Persona 749 and Nelson Sobral Reviewed
March 12, 2025
Persona 749 – stereo girl
The moment you hear that your favorite musical artist has taken years of working on a project in order to sharpen it to perfection, you’ll know to abandon all chance of it being a success. This is not to say that musicians shouldn’t…
Rachel Goodrich and Slow Karma Reviewed
March 12, 2025
Rachel Goodrich – You Don’t Own Your Swing
It takes a lot of time to get young, but it takes a lot more time to earn experience through wisdom. And once you get it, who’s going to use it anyway? There are so many things you might’ve learned that are age…
If you’re looking for music genres responsible for all of the pop trends of today and the classic rock of yesterday, you’ll just have to stop at the blues and turn everyone else away. Blues isn’t just a flavour of pop, rock and all the others. It’s when where modern…
Rosetta West - "Night's Cross" Reviewed
January 31, 2025
There’s a pop hook in every blues song, but you can’t always hear it straight away. You might need to rattle it, turn it upside down, or speed up the sound. And, there’s plenty more darkness beyond the tales of crossroads and poisoned whiskey. You just need to squint…
The Big Hungry and Charles James and The Rise Reviewed
January 29, 2025
The Big Hungry – Gravedigger
There’s great strength required to look upon the inevitable conclusion of a story. It’s a strength that a lot of people need but don’t possess. Who can they turn to? Family, preachers and philosophers may help. But even if they’d…
Dino Archon and Kenny Sharp Reviewed
November 26, 2024
Dino Archon – Brother
There were murmurs of disconnect and outright hostility and a folk music festival that I visited recently. Tagged “folk,” the event attracted hopeless romantics and older devotees of the mixing of poetry and music. When the performers…
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…
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…