Brainfeeder Superstar: Yet Another Brainiac In L.A.
[Author’s Note: This article is a patchwork of criticism, anecdotes and interviews. The personal interactions I recall were...
Jazz
Jazz
Album Review: Miles Davis – The Bootleg Series Vol. 3: Fillmore East, 1970
Mark reviews The Bootleg Series Vol. 3: Fillmore East, 1970, a four disc set capturing Miles Davis' incredible 4 night performance in June that year.
Album Review: Flying Lotus – You’re Dead!
Flying Lotus' You're Dead! uses a vast knowledge of the past to envision the future, similar to imagining death from the perspective of life experience.
Album Review: Opeth – Pale Communion
Opeth show's that their 11th studio album Pale Communion is worth the wait. It's progressive and heavy; yet, unique compared to the band's other records.
Deseret Industries For the Crate Find: The Art of Record Shopping at Thrift Stores
There is an art of record shopping at thrift stores, the key is being "well-versed" in pop music. You're probably not going to find any mint Beatles records
Album Review: Lazer/Wulf – The Beast of Left and Right
Lazer/Wulf's The Beast of Left and Right is what a Jackson Pollock painting would sound like.
The Pop Presidents: JFK (The Ten Best Albums from 1961 to 1963)
The Pop Presidents: JFK (The Ten Best Albums from 1961 to 1963)
Adopt This Album: Miles Davis – Get Up With It
Between 1968 and 1975, Miles Davis just about single-handedly pulled a genre through the wringer...
Adopt This Bootleg: James Booker at Montreux, 1978
New Orleans has a long history of producing musical talent, especially on the keyboard: Professor Longhair, Dr. John,...
Record Review: Denmantau – Street Pulse
On a sunny street corner in Nice in 2011, I stumbled across the nomadic, German-born jazz-folk 5-piece, Denmantau....