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Seven Sojourns: The early adventures of THE MOODY BLUES
Having recently announced that I am dialing back my writing time a bit, it behooves me to show I’m still alive and kicking by expounding on a musical topic long dear to my heart: The Moody Blues! The...
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10 of the best albums of the late 1960s, Vol. 1
The late sixties is arguably the most famous and fecund time in the history of popular music. Just think about all the legends who started their careers, and how many legendary albums they created,...
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Ten beautifully tranquil new age albums
Ah, New Age, ambient’s shunned cousin kept locked up in the attic, well away from the cool kids. Well, it was shunned at one point, anyway. Visions abounded of people in capes dancing to pan flutes on...
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COVER VERSIONS – Albums by Steven Wilson, Daniel Cavanagh, Ulver, The Church...
Ah, the “cover version”. The staple of musicians needing to fill out an album for contractual reasons. Subject to vicious critiquing by fans of the covered artists. And now, in 2016, damnably hard to...
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10 of the best albums of the late 1960s, Vol. 2
Here’s part II of what will be an ongoing series exploring the best recordings of certain musical eras — some pretty famous albums and some you might not have heard of. Read part I too. Donovan – The...
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KHAN TENGRI – Aeons (2016)
This album is actually a recent release by yours truly, outside of my usual Gateless Gate banner. The reasons are that there are actual songs to be found here, and the music is more aggressively...
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TWILIGHT FIELDS – Further Up, Further In! (2016)
Twilight Fields is another of my musical projects. There’s an explanation why this new one is out under yet another name. You may, if you read this blog, be familiar with The Gateless Gate, the name...
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MICHAEL DILAURO – Spaghetti Western (2016)
A genre I never really covered on this blog is country — not even the “alternative” country enjoyed by people who are horrified by rednecks and would run screaming from Toby Keith. I have a sort of...
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Fairport Convention’s “Liege and Lief”
This article is actually the first chapter of an unwritten book, so it may feel introductory rather than informative. A few years ago, a well-known music book imprint put a call out for submissions....
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PROCOL HARUM’s underrated musical blend
As I frequently note in articles, there are many bands that started up during the musical explosion of the late sixties still making music today, or that had lengthy and presumably profitable careers....
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