Everybody Sing Along, Kumbaya
Time for a change of pace here at iCrates. Time to quiet it down and turn off the amps. Time to tear down the drums, pack up the fuzz boxes, and bring out the…
Chico Hamilton – The Dealer
Tim from Rubber City Review takes a closer look at the iconic album The Dealer by legendary drummer and bandleader Chico Hamilton and featuring a young Larry Coryell in his first recording. The Dealer reaches out from jazz to soul jazz to psychedelic/free jazz and back to blues — a milestone album for both artists.
Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac
From prodigy to gravedigger via a psychedelic commune in Munich, Fleetwood Mac’s Peter Green stood shoulder to shoulder with the giants of Chicago blues. Often over-shadowed by the commercial success of the band’s later incarnation, Green’s raw, passionate guitar playing belied his British heritage and helped lead the Mac to the very top of British blues. Our very own Ohio Player, Mr. Rubber City Review, brings you the story…
The Latin Boogaloo
Latin boogaloo – one of those great cultural collisions, like fried chicken and waffles or Tiger Woods. Rooted in Cuban son montuno and bastard stepchild of the Fifties mambo craze, boogaloo combined the…
There Stands The Glass: The Great American Drinking Songs
A well-known dilemma: If a tree falls in the woods but there is no-one there to hear it, does it make a sound? A less well-known dilemma: If songs were sung last night but no-one can remember them, did they ever even exist in the first place? After “years of exhaustive, dedicated research”, our friend with the open tab Mr. Rubber City Review thinks he knows the answer, and has set out to prove that there is some method to the madness of the late night drinking song. So, raise your glasses high and your voices higher because the next round is on us. Cheers!
Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack
Dr. John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year, largely on the merits of his groundbreaking rock and funk numbers from the ’60s and ’70s. But let’s take…
Johnny “Guitar” Watson: The Funk Era
You can hear Seventies Funk of every stripe on TV commercials and movie soundtracks by everyone from The Isley Brothers and Betty Wright to Curtis Mayfield. But sadly, Johnny “Guitar” Watson funk gems…
