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New Interviews in "Features" :
New Stories and Essays found in the "Essays" section):
New Reviews of New Stuff from the Reviews section:
New Reviews of Old Stuff, Reissues and Lost Gems from Blast From the Past:
Interviews/Features Coming Soon:
- Howard Jones
- Richard Barone, former leader of the Bongos
- The Pineapple Thief's Bruce Soord
- Prolific DIY cult artist R. Stevie Moore
- Barry Tashian of Boston's legendary Remains
- Steve Wynn, discussing his old band the Dream Syndicate
- Influential Scots DJ and champion of Northern Soul Keb Darge
- and plenty more. No kidding.
Reviews and More Coming Soon:
- Rolling Stones 1969-1974: The Mick Taylor Years (DVD)
- John Lennon - Rare and Unseen (DVD)
- Eight album reissues from 60s funny man Allan Sherman
- Johnny Winter - Live Through the 80s (DVD)
- Cactus - Live, Loud & Proud (DVD)
- Queensrÿche - Empire 20th Anniversary Edition
- Poobah - Let Me In
- Various Artists - Strange Games & Funky Things Vol 5
- Eric Clapton - The 1960s Review (DVD)
- Braam - Living Room
- Various Artists - I ♥ J-Rock
- Shonen Knife - Fun! Fun! Fun!
- Shonen Knife - Free Time
- Porcupine Tree - Recordings
- Gold Motel - Summer House
- Dungen - Skit I Allt
- Vince Guaraldi Trio - Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus
- Miles Davis featuring Sonny Rollins - Dig
- Wes Montgomery - Boss Guitar
- Chet Baker - Sings 'It Could Happen to You'
- Bill Evans Trio - Waltz for Debby
- and plenty more. No kidding.
Let me tell you what I think...
Somebody -- we think it was either Elvis Costello or Frank Zappa; nobody's sure -- famously said that "writing about music is like dancing about architecture." Well, so be it. And speaking of ol' Frank, it really was him who defined rock journalism as "people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people who can't read." With that in mind, I offer musoscribe.com as my own humble addition to that proud tradition.
I've written for Billboard, Shindig!, Trouser Press, jambase.org, 60sgaragebands.com, WNC Magazine, and many other publications large and small. From 2005 until its demise, I wrote for Skope Magazine; from 2006 until the end, I served as Editor-in-Chief of that national music magazine. And for what it's worth, my music collection numbers in the several thousands. And I'm a musician (though the rewards for my being one are decidedly non-monetary).
Musoscribe.com isn't exactly a blog, though I do in fact have one of those right here. But the site is a living archive of my music journalism, and I do make regular updates. I hope you find the site entertaining, and perhaps even useful.
Here's what's on at Musoscribe.com:
- Features - In the last few years -- and continuing still -- I have interviewed some of the most fascinating and influential artists on the music scene. Click into this section to read features on (and interviews with) Yoko Ono, Steven Drozd of the Flaming Lips, Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson, Neil Finn of Crowded House, bluesman Johnny Winter, and many, many more.
- Reviews - Here you'll find informed reviews and critical assessments of recent music releases. You'll find some undiscovered gems, and get the lowdown on some really awful albums that should never have been released.
- Essays - Career-spanning retrospectives on Pink Floyd and Todd Rundgren can be found here, plus interviews and features with important music-related figures. And more, of course, including stories on music-related technology.
- The "Bootleg Bin" column - For every great album, there's a backstory. And often that story involves outtakes, demos and the like. Here we'll explore the greatest music you've never heard in your life.
- The "Blast From the Past" column - Everything old is new again; as Edgard Varese famously said, "The present-day composer refuses to die!" Read reviews of notable and recent reissues.
- (the collection) - If I had a huge collection of unreleased music (not saying I do, you understand) this is where you'd find a current inventory of it.
- About - About me, if you care to know a bit more.
Cheers,
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