How long has it been since you turned on the radio and a song knocked you back against the wall? A long time? Me too.
Check out my thoughts on Bruce’s first Magic single, Radio Nowhere.
Let’s hear it for Peterborough, New Hampshire and jazz/rock/freakout guitar polymath Nels Cline.
Lori McKenna is an amazing songwriter and singer. When I first heard “Hardly Speaking A Word,” I was pretty much struck dumbfounded.
Check out her new record, Unglamorous.
My goodness, what has happened to Rilo Kiley? Have they been watching too many episodes of “That 70’s Show”?
Ah, the heck with indie cred! I never had it anyway…which means I can enjoy the music guilt-free.
It took me a long time to recognize the brilliance of Simon’s songwriting. Over thirty years, in fact.
Funny how a girlfriend who liked Leif Garrett and Shaun Cassidy could turn me on to this stuff.
One failed (sort of) trip to the bookstore and somehow I end up listening to Elvis.
As detailed in the Shorefire press release, the album will be called Magic, and was produced and mixed by Brendan O’Brien, also produced The Rising.
There are no tour details yet but I’m sure they’ll be out soon.
Here are Magic’s song titles:
1. Radio Nowhere
2. You’ll Be Comin’ Down
3. Livin’ in the Future
4. Your Own Worst Enemy
5. Gypsy Biker
6. Girls in Their Summer Clothes
7. I’ll Work for Your Love
8. Magic
9. Last to Die
10. Long Walk Home
11. Devil’s Arcade
Jazz re-workings of popular music is a tricky business. Coltrane did it. Miles did it.
Can the music of Elton John be taken on a trip through jazz-land and not come out smelling and sounding like aural Velveeta? Let’s find out.
I honestly don’t mind companies like Starbucks being used to release music. After all, the labels are just figuring out how to sort out buyers’ “new” habits.
But…this adding on of new layers of stuff to archival material? Not good.
Where I have a fun time checking out some of the roots of rock ‘n roll.