There was a time, you may recall, when pop music and dance music were two separate things; when it didn’t pander to the lowest common denominator; when pop stars were actually artists and not just fashion models with voices.Not today, though.Today it seems as if the mainstream music, money-making machine chooses style over substance almost [...]
I have been a fan of TSO for about 10 years now. I have gone to 3 concerts plus one this coming year. I remember waiting for the Beethoven CD and it did not disappoint. Then I waited after many delays for A Lost Christmas Eve and it came did not disappoint. It has been [...]
“Who’s Next” is definitely The Who’s best! Released in 1971 by arguably one of the greatest bands of all time, it followed on the heels ofthe rock opera “Tommy,” andPete Townshend’sabandoned”Lifehouse” project.(“Lifehouse” was originallyintended as The Who’s crowning achievement – a combination science fictionfilm, rock opera, double album, and concert cycle, all connected to make [...]
Alecia Moore, where have you been?We took you home in 2000 with “Can’t Take me Home”, we totally understood you when you were “M!ssundaztood” in 2001, we tried “Try This” in 2003 – and then you left us without even a note.
Now that we know that you’re okay, we want to say thank goodness you’re [...]
A daunting task reviewing a disc that has already been hailed by many as the first important disc of 2008. Such is the case of the debut from Vampire Weekend, 4 Columbia students gone preppy-indie to catch the eyes and ears of David Byrne, Lou Reed and aging hipsters alike.
It was a few months ago [...]
Madeleine’smusical training came on the streets of Paris, where she started as a busker, then after a street-corner audition she got a gig singing with the Lost Wandering Blues and Jazz band, performing songs by artists such as Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday and Fats Waller.Her previous albums Careless Love and Half the Perfect World sold [...]