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Like so many young men, I spent many years idolizing the legendary Led Zeppelin. Their contribution and influence over rock music are indisputable and anyone who came after owes them a debt of gratitude. This is a great solo album from the prolific bass/keys master who is responsible for so many of my favorite LedContinue reading “#876 – The Thunderthief by John Paul Jones”

This group has created a very cool combination of electronic and acoustic instruments that blur the lines between producer and live band. The percussion is generally created with a diverse array of instruments that are unusual to be found in their genre.

For some reason, I really enjoy listening to a new album on the day of its release. That might be because I grew up in an era of physical copies of various media, so it was a lot harder – and more expensive- to accomplish that. I’m sure my children will view this experience asContinue reading “#874 – Fossora by Björk”

Dean DeLeo has always been a guitar hero of mine. I was (and still am, periodically) obsessed with Stone Temple Pilots and have followed his career through quite a few other projects. So I was quite excited today when I came across this collaboration between him and Nashville session legend Tom Bukovac. Throw in anContinue reading “#873 – self-titled by Trip the Witch”

A friend of mine sent me an ad for an upcoming show where Adrian Belew will be recreating the setlist from a classic Talking Heads show. After a modicum of research, it turns out he’s played with many of my favorite artists. As usual, my musical ignorance knows no bounds, but always leads to greatContinue reading “#872 – Mr. Music Head by Adrian Belew”

As I listened to the description of a recent Elvis Costello performance, I realized that I only know a small section of his prodigious catalog. I’ve always enjoyed the parts that I know, though, so why not go back to the beginning and hear how it all started?

One of my favorite compilation albums is Day of the Dead, which features a variety of artists covering Grateful Dead songs. Phosphorescent’s contribution was a fantastic version of one of my favorites, Walking On The Moon, which then led me to this artist’s impressive catalog.

There was an article in the Guardian today about Pharoah Sanders, who passed away late last week. He was a jazz saxophone legend and a contemporary of John Coltrane. I’m sure I would’ve heard about him long ago if I had more than a cursory knowledge of the jazz world.

This is a cool side project by Justin Vernon, AKA Bon Iver. Need I say more?