Columns

September 20, 2024 0

Momentum, money, and organization has the VP surging. It is officially autumn. As of this writing, the presidential election is...

On The Record: A Joe Meek Anthology, an Arthur Lee/Love Biography, & a Double Dose of Michael McDermott

September 20, 2024 0

A Joe Meek Anthology Focuses on 1962 Recordings Most music producers remain relatively unknown and must content themselves with credit...

Makin Waves With Steve Forbert: Keep on Keepin’ On

Bob Makin

September 18, 2024 0

Now based in Asbury Park, New Jersey, the Meridan, Mississippi-raised singer-songwriter Steve Forbert has come an American musical treasure. His latest album,...

Reality Check: TRUMP’S EMPTY VESSEL

September 13, 2024 0

An ornery list of crazed fascists primed for White House Party. Republican nominee for president, Donald J. Trump’s “performance” in...

On The Record: A Gerry & the Pacemakers Anthology, plus Ronnie Self, Duke Robillard, & Greg Copeland

September 13, 2024 0

A 25-track Gerry and the Pacemakers anthology from 1991 is subtitled The Definitive Collection, but that claim no longer applies because a new...

Reality Check: SLAUGHTERHOUSE PHILLY

September 11, 2024 0

VP Harris steamrolls Citizen Trump in a debate beatdown for the ages. Having witnessed debates of all size and scope...

On The Record: Jerry Phillips, Uncle Lucius, Colin James, Wild Ponies, & Chillingsworth Surfingham

September 6, 2024 0

Jerry Phillips, For the Universe. Jerry Phillips, the son of legendary Sun Records founder Sam Phillips, grew up rubbing shoulders with icons...

Reality Check: TRUMP & THE FLORIDA ABORTION REFERENDUM TRAP

September 4, 2024 0

Ex-President flip-flops into campaign oblivion. Fact: The current Republican nominee for president of the United States, Donald Trump, is a...

On The Record: Lindsey Buckingham’s ‘20th Century Lindsey,’ plus Steve Forbert & Michael Reynolds