Monthly Archives: May 2023

MICHAEL VINCENT – Electric Fox

May 21, 2023

Angel Blossom 2023 A stalwart of San Francisco roots scene casts a glance over his shoulder to harvest the finest fruits of recent oeuvre. He might have been releasing records for almost three decades now, yet it’s the last few … Continue reading

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Pete Brown’s Wagon’s Left The City

May 20, 2023

There have been a few lyricists who rose to poetic heights, yet Pete Brown was possibly the only verse-weaver who started out as a poet and remained a poet even when his lines would be wrapped in melodies and sometimes … Continue reading

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HUGH HOPPER – Jazzloops / The Stolen Hour

May 19, 2023

Burning Shed 2003 & 2004 / Explore Rights Management 2023 A veteran of avant-garde endeavors ventures on a voyage into a Möbius band and back again. To suggest that Hugh Hopper was just a bassist would seem to be a … Continue reading

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Alan Vega’s German Gig To Be Out

May 18, 2023

It’s been almost seven years since Alan Vega slipped off this mortal coil, leaving behind not only much-revered oeuvre by SUICIDE – the art-punk duo he formed with Martin Rev in 1970 but also a string of less known solo … Continue reading

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NEAL SMITH – KillSmith Goes West

May 17, 2023

Kachina 2023 Taking his “No More Mr. Nice Guy” persona to the limit, legendary drummer finds an outlaw liberty. Neal Smith may not have penned “Desperado” but his percussive belligerence is all over this ALICE COOPER perennial; and that’s something … Continue reading

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