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....
Crystal Stilts: Don’t Forget to Dream
The days after Christmas can be a funny time. Having hung your brandy-soaked body out to dry, it is not uncommon to be hit with a little dose of winter depression. Sometimes we just need to be reminded of these darker times in order to overcome them. New York’s Crystal Stilts have unleashed a clutch...
Kitty Wells and the art of the noble retort
That Kitty Wells was a great cook, with a stable family life and a good husband doesn't make her any less of a revolutionary. In fact without these attributes it is unlikely that she would have been able to kick down the many barriers that she did. That she firmly suggested that the gates of...
Pearl Jam – ‘Vitalogy’ Remastered Audiophile Vinyl Edition
Ten, as we know now, was something of an aberration. For sure Pearl Jam had the innate talent to repeat it, but the desire to spread and experiment was always foremost in their minds and history has shown that the success of Ten led the band to recoil, regroup and flex their creative muscles. Vs...
Mastodon – The Hunter
Readily available on vinyl (through two different labels, with WEA/Reprise offering up a single disc version with the special edition black cover and Roadrunner offering up a single disc with the normal red cover) it is worth reminding ourselves of why Mastodon’s The Hunter is such a fine release. Showcasing yet another tangential leap in...
The Kinks – Arthur (Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire)
Ray Davies and The Kinks’s 1969 concept album Arthur (Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire) illuminates chronologically one man’s disillusionment with the fading ideals of the British Empire. From rousing opener “Victoria” in which Arthur Morgan longs for the days of “croquet lawns, village greens” to the remembrance of war-time spirit in...
The many masks of Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis recorded his album "The Greatest Live Show On Earth" in Birmingham, Alabama in 1964. A document of the strange times in a strange place that reflect the many contradictions of the man himself. The killer. The greatest. Jerry Lee.
Following the traces of Nick Cave’s Kicking Against the Pricks
Tracing your favorite artists' influences can be like a musical treasure hunt. We dive into Nick Caves 1986 covers album to trace the dark crooners inspirations and find some golden gems along the way.
TERROR:Keepers of the Faith
Terror has been one of those Hardcore bands you either loved or hated ever since they started. Since the release of their first “real” LP, more and more of their early fans have turned their back on them, while they drew more new kids to their shows. Their last LP, “The Damned, The Shamned”, was...
