On The Record: The Beatles’ ‘Let It Be’ Special Edition, plus Sean Rowe, Lizard Music, & Mark Rogers Jeff Burger October 15, 2021 Columns, On The Record More than half a century after the Beatles’ breakup, the flood of new material continues unabated with the latest in a series of dramatically expanded editions of their classic LPs. In just the past few y... Read More...
Makin Waves with Dogs in a Pile: Nothin’ Left to Do, But Smile… Bob Makin October 12, 2021 Columns, Makin' Waves To the joy of their many fans up and down the East Coast, Asbury Park-based jam outfit Dogs in a Pile have been refueling their tour schedule now that most of the band are done with prestigious music... Read More...
Rant ’N’ Roll: Genius Unfiltered – A Man Named Ivo Mike Greenblatt October 8, 2021 Columns, Rant 'N' Roll He’s a Brazilian with a rare disease who makes his home in New York City. Avant-Garde tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman has no known precedent for the kind of outer-space solos he takes. Maybe John Coltrane. When... Read More...
Reality Check: NAVIGATING THE CAR DEALERSHIP GAMUT James Campion October 6, 2021 Columns, Reality Check Seeking an auto in wild times of mega deception. Editor’s Note: This column is dedicated to jc’s brother, P.J. Campion, whose guidance, and stellar recon work put him in a position to survive some... Read More...
On The Record: New Albums Pay Tribute to Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, Led Zeppelin, & Walter Hyatt of Uncle Walt’s Band Jeff Burger October 1, 2021 Columns, On The Record Chrissie Hynde Covers Dylan Hundreds if not thousands of artists have covered Bob Dylan but in this writer’s opinion one interpreter has until recently stood head and shoulders above the competition: the la... Read More...
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 Atla... 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...
