On the Record: Bob Dylan’s ‘Springtime in New York’ Mines His 1980–1985 Archives Jeff Burger September 24, 2021 Columns, On The Record If you’re a serious Bob Dylan fan, you might want to start thinking about adding a room to your home to store your collection of his CDs. In addition to his dozens of regular releases, he has issued ... Read More...
Everynight Charley’s Manhattan Beat Everynight Charley Crespo September 20, 2021 Columns, Manhattan Beat Concerts, jam sessions, live events and more; Everynight Charley enjoys it all. From August 9 to September 11, he reviewed and photographed some truly stellar talents. Between the Buried and Me at the G... Read More...
On the Record: Ruth Brown, Laura Nyro, Dori Freeman, James McMurtry, Al Ross & the Planets, Bren Holmes, and Chillingsworth Surfingham Jeff Burger September 17, 2021 Columns, On The Record A Definitive Anthology from the ‘Queen of R&B’ It’s a safe bet that most listeners in 2021 don’t even know Ruth Brown’s name, but some 70 years ago she was hailed as the “Queen of R&B” and Atlantic ... Read More...
Makin Waves with The Foes of Fern: ‘So Much Fun’ Bob Makin September 16, 2021 Columns, Makin' Waves Holmdel-raised Matt “Fern” Fernicola and his creative partner in crime, Joe “Pom” Pomarico have been a fixture on the Asbury Park music scene since 2015 with the Berklee College of Music-originated Airacuda, a... Read More...
Reality Check: CALIFORNIA SCHEMING James Campion September 15, 2021 Columns, Reality Check What the Golden State recall election tells us about national politics. Six weeks ago, California Governor Gavin Newsom was in trouble. The recall election slated for September 14 looked to be hanging ... Read More...
On the Record: The Monumental ‘R&B in DC’ plus Bob Marley, Gene Pitney, the Faux Paws, and Brad Vickers Jeff Burger September 10, 2021 Columns, On The Record Major record companies like Sony’s Legacy, UMI, and Warner’s Rhino have all produced great box sets, but nobody can match the ones from Germany’s Bear Family label, which has been turning out meticulously rese... Read More...
Rant ‘N’ Roll: The Koko-Mojo Diner Mike Greenblatt September 10, 2021 Columns, Rant 'N' Roll The rare pre-1963 tracks on Koko-Mojo Diner Volume #4: Rib Joint from Ireland’s Koko Mojo Records run the gamut from “You Eat Too Much” by Harold Burrage and “Fat Meat Is Good Meat” by Savannah Churchill to “... Read More...
Reality Check: WOMEN IN BONDAGE James Campion September 8, 2021 Columns, Reality Check Supreme Court ignores unconstitutional bans on abortion in Texas, thus enslaving women’s bodies at the behest of the state. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or i... Read More...
On The Record: ‘The Jimmie Vaughan Story’ plus Suzie Ungerleider, Connie Smith, Karen Jonas, Matt Jaffe, and Ward Hayden Jeff Burger September 3, 2021 Columns, On The Record Texas-based blues-rock singer and guitarist Jimmie Vaughan marked his 70th birthday this year, and we get the present (even if we do have to pay for it): a limited-edition box set due out September 17 that inc... Read More...
Reality Check: CHARLES ROBERT WATTS – 1941-2021 James Campion August 30, 2021 Columns, Reality Check This special edition of Reality Check pays tribute to Charlie Watts and his now eternal greatness. There are a few magical seconds that transpires in the 1969 Rolling Stones track, “Monkey Man” in which... Read More...
