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ALBUMS: Devendra Banhart Further Illuminates His MO Through Ma

September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Devendra Banhart, Ma., Nonesuch

The freak-folk survivor proves his staying power on tenth LP

The Long Run at 40

September 12, 2019September 13, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Bernie Leadon, Don Felder, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, The Eagles, The Long Run, Timothy B. Schmidt

The Eagles’ sixth LP brought the band continued success as well as the beginning of the end

Alternative Rock

Noah Gunderson Shares Lament With His Lover

September 2, 2019September 4, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Audrey Hepburn, Cooking Vinyl, Leonard Cohen, Lover, Nick Drake, Noah Gundersen Lover, Noah Gunderson, Robin Williams

Dissecting the lyrics to the gifted songwriter’s excellent new LP, despite sharing its title with Taylor Swift

Folk Records Rock

A Hero In The Suburbs: Richard Thompson’s Mock Tudor at 20

August 31, 2019September 4, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1999, 20th Anniversary, Across a Crowded Room – Live at Barrymore's 1985, Capitol Records, Mirror Blue, Mock Tudor, Richard Thompson, Rob Schnapf, Rumor and Sigh, Tom Rothrock

A look back at the British guitar hero’s last album for Capitol

Rock

Loan Me A Dime: ‘Boz Scaggs’ at 50

August 26, 2019August 25, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1969, Atlantic, Boz Scaggs, Duane Allman, Jann Wenner, Jerry Wexler, Muscle Shoals, Rolling Stone, Steve Miller, Steve Miller Band

In 1969, the Grammy winning singer/songwriter delivered his landmark second album…and still manages to remain mostly unnoticed

Pop

Gonna Take Off My Pants: Randy Newman’s Born Again at 40

August 23, 2019August 23, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Born Again, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Jeff Lynne, Land of Dreams, LIttle Criminals, Randy Newman, Rider in the Rain, Waddy Watchel, Warner Bros.

Was the pop bard simply not made for the times in 1979?

North Americana

Coolin’ with the Coulees

August 19, 2019August 20, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Dancing in the Dim Light, Die Happy, Hand of God Pt. 1, Midnight Manifestos, The Avett Brothers, Them Coulee Boys

Them Coulee Boys are determined to Die Happy while creating a celebratory sound that’s still full of life

Folk Indie Rock Pop

Cindy Lee Berryhill’s Garage Days Revisited

August 7, 2019August 8, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Beck, Cindy Lee Berryhill, Crawdaddy!, Garage Orchestra, Living Room 16, Naked Movie Star, Omnivore Recordings, Straight Outta Marysville, Who's Gonna Save the World

Eloquent Alt-Folk singer/songwriter shares the story of two of her most seminal works

Folk Pop Records Rock

Steve Goodman’s Final Farewells

July 30, 2019July 30, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Arlo Gutherie, Jim Tullio, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Omnivore Recordings, Reissues, Rick Chudacoff, Santa Ana Winds, Steve Goodman, The City of New Orleans, Unfinished Business

Artistic Hair, Affordable Art, Santa Ana Winds, and Unfinished Business provide a last — and lasting — look at a unsung musical icon

Electronic Experimental Folk

Jane Weaver: A Cosmic Catapault Allows for Liftoff

July 24, 2019July 24, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment England, Fire Records, Folktronica, Four Tet, Hawkwind, Jane Weaver, Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream

On her new LP, the English folktronica auteur discovers Loops in the Secret Society

Blues Rock

Staying Alive: Peter Frampton Details a Desperate Race Against Time

July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Alice Cooper, David Bowie Glass Spider, Humble Pie, Inclusion-Body Myotis, Montreal, Montreal Jazz Festival, peter Frampton, Steve Marriott

At a press conference during the Montreal Jazz Festival, the legendary British guitarist reveals a desire to maximize his time before it’s too late

Music Journalism Rock

Close Encounters of the Rock Star Variety: The Who

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments CHess, Close Encounters, Lee Zimmerman, Roger Daltrey, The Bee Gees, The Who, The Who's Tommy Orchestral, Tim Rice

The Second Time’s the Charm: Dazzled By Daltrey

Folk Hard Rock

A Well Considered Lingering Lullaby: Neil Young’s Rust Never Sleeps At 40

July 12, 2019July 16, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 40th Anniversary, Concert Fantasy, Neil Young, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Rust Never Sleeps

Billed as a “concert fantasy” with Jawa roadies and giant Fender amps, this 1979 masterpiece displayed Crazy Horse at a full gallop

Pop

50 years ago, July 5, 1969 — Mama Cass Shares Bubblegum, Lemonade &…Something for Mama

July 5, 2019August 8, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Bubblegum, Denny Doherty, John Phillips, Lemonade &...Somethin' for Mama, Mama Cass, Mama Cass Elliott, Michelle Phillips, The Mamas & The Papas

… And with it, she concocts the tastiest creation of her too-short career as a solo act

New Wave Pop Punk Rock

In Transience With Wreckless Eric

July 2, 2019July 3, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Amy Rigby, Creepy People, Father to the Man, Graham Parker, Ian Dury, Madness, Pogues, Steve Goulding, Stiff Records, The Clash, The Damned, The Ramones, Tiny House, Wreckless Eric

The pub punk great continues to enjoy a stellar career renaissance with his second solo LP in less than a year

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