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Derby Hill and Electric Horseman Reviewed
May 4, 2026
Derby Hill – In a Matter of Moments
You can’t know why for sure, but you imagine that if there’s still something sacred left in this world, it’s going to require some long silences before it can properly reveal itself. You get the feeling that all of these…
The Huntress and Holder of Hands – Doctrine
Things are finally breaking down! And, if you’re a music fan, this is wonderful. The general unease of the world, the tension felt especially in the biggest mass producer of entertainment, the USA, is now reflected in…
Lee Feather and The Night Movers – Calvary
Is there a moment when a poet isn’t living life poetically? Should poets, really, get any days off? No, they’re stuck with their gifts as a curse for the entirety of their days on Earth. Sorry, I don’t make the rules.
Juice and Weatherhood Reviewed
April 25, 2026
Juice – Freedom
Music is a simple joy, a thing that everyone enjoys, and should be one of the few topics on which we all can agree. Anyone can make as much music as they want and perform it at any time that they please. You can get whomever you want to perform it…
Crawford Mack and Sunken Man Reviewed
April 20, 2026
Crawford Mack – Back From The Brink
When have you ever been sure about anything? I’ve just made coffee, and if I were made to confess truthfully under the penalty of death, I wouldn’t know if I’ve made tea instead. I say this as I am sipping the damn thing and…
For Breakfast and Dubh Lee Reviewed
April 17, 2026
For Breakfast – Longer Than Spring
I should know better. But, I guess I’m just another hopeful romantic in the same way that the majority of devoted pop-rock listeners happen to be. All of us hope, despite evidence to the contrary, that the people singing and…
Henry Taylour and Gene Madoc Reviewed
March 30, 2026
Henry Taylour – A Beautiful Life
“No one in America can know what will happen. No one is in real control,” the great bard of San Francisco, Allen Ginsberg wrote in “Trembling Lambs.” And, oh, golly, if ol’ Allen could see the world that he was singing…
Tommy Douglas Keenan and Ghosts on the Wall Reviewed
March 22, 2026
Tommy Douglas Keenan – Rockinghorse
What does every single rockstar or film actor do in their spare evenings? Why, of course, they’re working on a script. What’s it about, you ask? Why, inevitably, it is about themselves, and if any studio is interested, it can…
Ben Balivet and Two Dark Birds Reviewed
March 9, 2026
Ben Balivet – Disappointment
It’s hard to fake a smile these days, and so easy to start yelling at that little black screen stuck inside of your palm, feeding you terrible news from around the world. And, worst of it, you probably know it, too, but just cannot…