Monthly Archives: July 2008
Young Rascals – Collections
Originally released over a five-year period, these seven albums show a band that knew what would work on the radio, and also how to...
Graham Parker – Don’t Tell Columbus
Graham Parker has stepped it up a notch in recent years. Always a fine songwriter and singer, he hit a lull in the late...
The Sadies – New Season
If you're at all into guitar tones and cool songs, it's hard not to love The Sadies, with brothers Dallas and Travis Good, whose...
Sebastion & Grisman – Satisfied
John Sebastian and David Grisman first ran into each other in the early '60s, when Greenwich Village's Washington Square Park was the epicenter of...
Eric Bibb – Diamond Days
Bibb is a fine guitarist and singer, and here proves a very capable songwriter. It's hard to pin him down - you could call...
The Ramones – It’s Alive
Blue jeans torn out at the knees, Converse All-Star high toppers, leather jackets, and low-slung Mosrite guitars - punk never looked or sounded so...
Gore Gore Girls – Get The Gore
Formed in Detroit in 1997, the all-female Gore Gore Girls have undergone personnel changes with each of their CDs, with singer/guitarist Amy Gore the...
Emmylou Harris – Songbird
Emmylou Harris' latest box set, Songbird, occupies a unique place among deluxe anthologies. Instead of being merely another greatest hits or an unreleased versions...
Duke Levine – Beneath the Blue
As a player, Duke Levine is unclassifiable. He calls his style "country-soul" guitar, and that's fair. But what do you call a guy who...
Sweet Swingin’ Royalty
Louis Rosano, proprietor of Louis Electric Amplifier Company, has been building and repairing guitar amps for 15 years. After spending a great deal of...