Here’s a sampling of what I’ll be checking out this week. Its great to see Sonic Youth still at it after all this time and you just gotta love the Delta-blues from Keb Mo. Keep Donavon Frankenreiter on your radar. He’s yet another surfer-turned-musician to enter the scene bringing acoustic rhythms with a touch of […]
Bottle Rockets & More, Album Previews
Well, if June 6, 2006 is truly the end of time, at least we’ll be going out with some good music. If you can find previews, be sure to hear the latest from Alexi Murdoch and Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint. In the meantime, enjoy these streams from Bottle Rockets and Mojave 3. Preview these […]
The Return of the Bottle Rockets
The Bottle Rockets are back! Brian Henneman and the boys are Twangville royalty, having delivered some of alt country’s greatest hits. After a three year hiatus, the band makes a welcome return with the forthcoming Zoysia. While Blue Skies, the band’s last album, was a dark album reflective of the personal matters confronting the band, […]
Johnny Cash & More, Album Previews
In an effort to be more timely with posts, I’m gonna try mix things up a bit. Lately, I’ve been waiting until mid-week to post downloads, streams and release comments all in a single post. With some streams only previewable for a week, this didn’t leave much time to hear some new music. So I’m […]
Phoenix – “It’s Never Been Like That”
Phoenix has lived up to it’s name. Previously known as a French electronica band with American-pop influences, they have started anew with a more rock-influenced sound.  It’s Never Been Like That is an appropriate title for an inventive new song set. It’s definitely not the same old Phoenix, but you can hear their energy carrying over from […]
Sam Roberts Band Released & More, Tom’s Take
Getting their start in the 8th grade as The Happy Death Men, the Sam Roberts Band from Montreal release their follow up album to 2003’s slammer We Were Born in Flame. Their latest is called Chemical City and it looks to be an excellent third effort. Look for this album to continue the power-pop licks […]
From the Archives, a Live Performance by Rosanne Cash
If you’ve read my bio, by now you are probably aware that I work for AOL. I often post links to content (particularly music streams) found on AOL when I think I’ve discovered something good. Its not that I prefer our content over any other great places out there its just that I am more […]
Neil Young Released & More, Tom’s Take
From the small amount of music I’ve been able to preview this week it seems to have been a bit lackluster. The charts look to be saying the Kieran Kane, Keven Welch & Fats Kaplin album is something to behold. Unfortunately, I have yet to hear it. Paul Simon is on a different path with […]
Pearl Jam Released & More, Tom’s Take
Pearl Jam, Pearl Jam Did you see these guys a few weeks ago on Saturday Night Live? They absolutely tore it up! I’ve always felt that if you can play a memorable set on SNL that it says something about you as an artist (one that comes to mind is Elvis Costello & the Attractions […]
Tom’s Pick of the Week, Bruce Springsteen
Leave it to Bruce Springsteen to take on the Pete Seeger collection. He could be the only practicing musician to pull this off effectively with the exception of Bob Dylan who owes some stylistic credit to Seeger as well. After reading a few mixed reviews of this album I was concerned. Seems that some folks […]