Music and Poetry
Roger Waters’ The Wall Live tour: A comment from a reader
October 13, 2010
Roger Waters, of Pink Floyd fame, is currently touring North America and Europe with The Wall Live. A reader discusses Water’s music and his evolution.
Splitting Image, the final album from Supastition
By Nikolai Barrickman, September 17, 2010
Splitting Image is the final album from underground rapper Kam Moye, more popularly known as Supastition.
Germany: Heinrich Heine in the “Marble Galgotha”
By Sybille Fuchs, August 26, 2010
In the last week of July, the celebrated German poet Heinrich Heine was bestowed a very dubious honour, as his bust was placed in the “Teutonic” Hall of Fame built by King Ludwig I of Bavaria, which Heine had himself ridiculed.
Jasmine, duet recordings from Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden
By Hiram Lee, August 24, 2010
Jasmine, the new album from pianist Keith Jarrett and bassist Charlie Haden, reunites the two artists who had not recorded together for three decades for a moving album of standards and love songs.
Beyond Borders, but how far beyond?—An album by Soulstice and SBe
By Andrew Lawrence, August 7, 2010
Described as an international project from hip hop musicians in various countries, Beyond Borders by rapper Soulstice and producer SBe fails to live up to the claims.
Music review: Peter Wolf’s “Midnight Souvenirs”
By C.W. Rogers, May 25, 2010
“Midnight Souvenirs,” the latest album from Peter Wolf, is his seventh solo record since his days as front-man for the J. Geils Band and the first since 2002’s widely acclaimed “Sleepless.”
Transference, the new album from Spoon
By Hiram Lee, May 3, 2010
Indie Rock band Spoon’s latest album Transference is a welcome addition to the group’s already impressive catalogue of recordings.
Music review: Yonder Is the Clock by the Felice Brothers
By Dwight Stoll, April 5, 2010
If the Felice Brothers’ album Yonder Is The Clock’s receiving the award for Country album of 2009 from the BBC came as a surprise, it was only because the group is hard to define as a country band.
In a visible voice: Alex Chilton (1950-2010)
By Hiram Lee, March 24, 2010
Alex Chilton, former lead singer of the Box Tops and Big Star, died on March 17 at the age of 59.
Jazz drummer Ed Thigpen dies at 79
By Jesse Werner, February 10, 2010
Jazz drummer Ed Thigpen, best known for his work with the Oscar Peterson Trio, died in mid-January at the age of 79.
Why is Sonic Youth’s The Eternal such a disappointment?
By Hiram Lee, January 8, 2010
The latest album from veteran rock group Sonic Youth is a disappointing work, the least interesting effort from the group since their much heralded return to form with 2002’s Murray Street.
Making the “voice of the people” heard again: 70 years of Topic Records
By Paul Bond, November 10, 2009
The British folk music record label Topic has recently published a 7-CD and book set, Three Score and Ten: A Voice to the People, to mark its 70th anniversary.
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