Debris Discs – Post War Plans – Album Review Definitely an interesting project to learn about…it’s clear that solo-artist James Eary puts a lot of effort & thought into all that he does in Debris Discs, from the concepts driving the material, straight into the execution and finished tunes you’ll hear on Post War Plans. […]Read More
Les Fradkin – Reality – The Rock Opera – Album Review “Overture” – it seems as good a place to start as any, so why not jump right into this? Y’all know the name by now, we’ve reviewed Les Fradkin’s music a hundred and fifty-six times this year, give or take a few. He goes […]Read More
Ernest Aines – Spiral Bound – Album Review Back in the summer of 2022, I latched onto the music of Ernest Aines through a stellar single called “Yellowstone” that revealed just how special this dude’s talent really was. Since then, he’s been out there traveling around the world, including a stop in my own backyard […]Read More
Helen O’Shea – Sturdy Souls – Album Review Alrighty…as some of you might remember from earlier this month in October, we had a peek into what singer/songwriter Helen O’Shea was up to with a couple of tracks from her album Sturdy Souls in review – and now we’re back to finish the job by checking […]Read More
Land Of Chocolate – Your Finest Hour – Album Review “This album is old enough to vote.” #TheyAreNotKiddingYall Even though their sound actually traces back much further to the roots of Progressive music and its first clever combinations to include some Pop/Jazz into its whole Rock vibe, if we’re talking about the nineteen-plus years ago […]Read More
Fergal Nash – On A Constant Roll – Album Review You can hear that classic singer/songwriter vibe in Fergal Nash as his upcoming album On A Constant Roll (Oct. 27th) starts up with “Walking Tall.” I can get behind what I’m hearing well enough…he’s got that light-Rock vibe that took over in the late 90s […]Read More
Blunt Objects – No One’s Coming – Album Review Has it really been since July that I last reviewed the music of Bill Owens in Blunt Objects? That seems crazy to me…it still feels like it was just yesterday. I mean…I know I was talking about him yesterday in reviewing a record by Big Bus […]Read More
Big Bus Dream – C’mon Dream – Album Review Alrighty y’all…let’s talk about Big Bus Dream. You might remember some of the postings we’ve had of this project led by Mike Shannon, formerly of the band 4th Ward back in the early 2000s – we’ve posted up tracks by Big Bus Dream called “Operator” back […]Read More
Herman Martinez – Immortal Jellyfish – Album Review I’ve got more faith in Herman Martinez kicking all the ass than most of ya out there, and do I think he’s gonna go on to slay a full lineup of eighteen tracks? Heck NO! That’s no slight against him, believe me – it’s simply the odds […]Read More
Dirti Speshuls – Come Again – Album Review It’s always a good sign when I start out listening to an album feeling like I’ve heard the first song before when that’s actually the case. As “Won’t See Me” started up the new Dirti Speshuls record Come Again, I was more than convinced I’d heard it […]Read More