Dead Professional — I’m Not the One
This week has turned out to be pretty hellish in terms of work, so I’m afraid I’ll be posting a number of short entries for the remainder of this week. One thing that has absolutely made my week better is…
Kory Quinn — At the End of the Bar
Kory Quinn’s the bluesman you didn’t know you were missing. At The End of the Bar is a deliciously old-timey album that never leaves you with the yellowed patina of reconstruction nor that sticky Sweet’n’Low feeling of artificial retro revival.…
Scott H Biram — Nothin’ But Blood
I don’t think I was quite prepared for Scott H Biram. I know he’s one of the giants of alt-country but I had never gotten around to listening to his work. I knew he was a raucous bluesman-type, but Nothin’…
Turchi — Mind’s Eye
Normally I don’t care that much about music videos. I set them aside for days like today, when work got in the way. I’m too proud of my uninterrupted M – F update schedule to let a thing like life…
Porter and the Pollies — Porter and the Pollies
In case you missed it, the Daily Beast named me one of the best music blogs on the Internet! (Or if you came here from the site, welcome!) Howard Wolfson had some nice things to say about the blog. He…
Nudie — Remember This
Sometimes a song or an album falls into your lap that so perfectly captures your mood or current life predicament, you didn’t know how you were able to manage without it. For better or worse, that song for me was…
Jazz Mills — Jazz Mills
Jazz Mills’ debut EP is short and sweet, so I’ll have to leave the review that way as well. Mills deftly weaves influences from throughout 20th century American music, giving each song a unique quality. You feel you’ve heard it…
Marina Rocks — Three Wishes Video
I waxed rhapsodic about Marina Rocks’ sophomore album, The Comeback Kid back in December. In case you need more coaxing, here’s Marina’s latest music video. Marina Rocks — Official, Amazon, iTunes, CDBaby