For the record: Yellow and white each garnered three votes, black received five nods, red was called for six times, and green won a total of 12 victory cries. (This does not include the two additional green votes offered by "mrlowry," although his enthusiasm is appreciated.)
Red was a bit too obvious; black a bit too boring; white a bit too Cupertino, California; and…
They are totally baffled. Which is always funny to me because it's not like I'm a musical super sleuth or anything. I find out about bands by doing the same things I've always done: I go to shows, I read reviews, I talk to my friends, I buy records.
I am approaching my 31st birthday. It's not a big deal. I only mention it because, for me, it means I don't have the energy or patience to attend as many rock shows as I did when I was 17. I go to fewer shows, but I read more reviews. The…
"On-the-Side" @Seaport Second Stage performances, from 1:30 to 7:45pm
1:30 — Lil' Dusty
2:30 — Bunnybrains
3:30 — Hex Message…
I've mentioned that I love the Rega P3, and I plan to buy the updated P3-24. I was…
At Newark Penn Station, we bought two 24-ounce cans of Modelo Especial and a couple of one-way train tickets. By the time we reached the platform for track 4, the rain had begun to fall. The train was right on time. The rain grew…
Dr. John's Babylon rocks without rocking, swings without swinging, smokes without smoking. Dr. John can't decide whether he should wail from the left channel or the right. Maybe this time he'll hit you right between the eyes. Dr. John is black and he's white, he comes in every color, he's a student, a teacher, and he's dying from stone hunger…
Concord Records, the proud but often confused owners of the wondrous Fantasy Records catalog have made yet another really….um, interesting move by announcing they plan to release a number of new volumes in their ongoing…
Turned out I liked the music.
In fact, I was pretty much blown away. Again, judging from the album art and liner notes, I was expecting something like a male Nina Simone—a deep…
Three years ago, I was just introducing myself. Two years ago, I was staring in the mirror (searching for myself, maybe). Last year, I was crying over the Mets, but I had also just (re)discovered salsa. And this year, I am in love with vinyl LPs.
We can look a bit into the future. We know that I will be purchasing my first real turntable: A Rega P3-24. And we know that I will be helping a friend restore her first real turntable: A Sota Sapphire. We can also assume,…
Music has never made me cry. But this recording, Blackjack by Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, nearly did it for me.
I think it was a combination of…