Stabbarific and I have been watching FX’s Louie on Netflix lately. If you haven’t heard of it, Louie is Louis C.K.’s Seinfeldian vignette based comedy show about himself… and it’s hilarious. The show opens with an extended clip of Louis C.K. walking through a New York City neighborhood, eating pizza, and eventually arriving at the Comedy Cellar while being […]
Category: Rock
King Charles: Mississippi Isabel EP
It’s really rare that I find a musician who I find utterly fascinating. King Charles is the embodiment of an alternate reality Tom Hulce, an actor who wanted to be a musician. King Charles may be the combination of Hulce’s greatest performances; A melding of the comedic Pinto from Animal House, the diabolically brilliant Mozart […]
Phil Ochs: Tape From California
Half the World is crazy and the other half is scared, Madonnas do the minuet for the naked millionaires. The anarchists are rising while we’re racing for the moon, it doesn’t take a seer to see that the scene is coming soon… To the victor go the ashes of the spoils, seeds in the soil. Sorry, […]
The Torn ACLs: Make A Break, Make A Move
I must say, The Torn ACLs are impressing me. I have been listening to their new album, Make A Break, Make A Move, online while waiting for it to arrive in the mail and I really enjoy it. As mentioned before, their freshman album, Cedar-By-The-Sea, contains a few catchy melodies and, one of my current favorites, […]
Horace Pickett: I Don’t Know the Man
After a little poking around the net I discovered that The Torn ACLs have released two new albums since I picked up their first EP, Cedar By the Sea, in 2009. Anyone who has listened to my playlists for more than a few days will know that I regularly insert Reputation at top volume, because I […]
Attila: Self Titled
After tangentially mentioning the band Attila in an earlier post, I decided to give their album, also named Attila, a more in-depth listen. It is an amazing album. Amazing that it exists and amazing that it is not more well known. While a heavy shadow has been cast over this short-lived band by the negative reviews […]
Bears: Greater Lakes
Bears is a band that could have easily come from Palo Alto rather than Cleveland. They are a nerdy looking bunch and a few of the songs sound as if they were recorded in the back room of a party, similar to The Boston Tea Party’s Cold Weather, 40 Minutes and Beer sessions. But, nowadays, who doesn’t […]
Andy Davis: Heartbreak Yellow
I just happened to hear a few of Andy Davis’ songs recently and thought, for a moment, that I was listening to a new A.J. Croce album. Davis is, in fact, his own person. His second album, Heartbreak Yellow, is cheerful and poppy, perhaps best suited for driving through a sunny mall parking lot. While […]
Unit 4+2: 1st Album
The only difference between Unit 4+2 and a typical one hit wonder is, well… I guess they fit the mold just fine. But, who doesn’t love Concrete and Clay? The most amazing part is that they never whole-heartedly tried to duplicate the Concrete and Clay formula. The closest they came seems to be Baby Never Say […]
Denny Belline & The Dwellers.
What is the difference between Hannah Montana and Ella Fitzgerald? I have often wondered what will become of a great deal of the rock that is produced today. As a case study, I decided to look into a bit of music from the past that fit the times but never took off. Today we learn of […]
Buffalo Springfield.
This is just another band made up of unknown musicians. They played together from 1966-1968, just under two years, and after releasing three albums decided to call it quits. Of course, later everyone would wonder “who was this super-band”? How could this group of pot smokers go on to become Crazy Horse, Loggins & Messina, […]
Randy Newman: 12 Songs
If the only Randy Newman you know is from Toy Story or Family Guy, than his sophomore album, 12 Songs, will be good for you. Newman spent 10 of his early years in New Orleans listening to Ray Charles and Louis Armstrong but was born in (and later returned to) Los Angeles – where he […]