Monthly Archives: December 2010
Big Shanty Collection Coming February 8
King Mojo Records announces a February 8 release for <em>Collection</em>, a 2-CD compilation of tracks from Big Shanty, whose blistering sound has been described as everything from "death metal blues" to "heavy metal funk.&qu...
Lace Introduces Alumitone Aluma V90
Lace Music Products' Aluma V90 pickup incorporates the company's patented Alumitone technology, offering zero-noise performance with traditional P90 "dog-ear" looks. For more information please visit Lace at www.lacemusic.com
Carlton and Matsumoto Score Grammy Nom
Larry Carlton's collaboration album with Tak Matsumoto, <em>Take Your Pick</em>, received a nomination for the Best Pop Instrumental Album. This nomination marks Carlton's 19th (which included his three previous Grammy wins), and it is Mats...
Robby Krieger Gets Grammy Nom
Robby Krieger album, <em>Singularity</em> was recently nominated for a Grammy Award, in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category.
"I am super proud to be nominated," says Krieger, "Especially as hard as Arthur Barrow [the...
Moby Grape
Most bands that comprised San Francisco’s psychedelic scene circa 1967’s Summer Of Love consisted of folkies gone electric (the Grateful Dead, Country Joe &...
John Hiatt
Hiatt is nothing if not prolific – not only releasing approximately 20 albums in 36 years, but writing virtually every song they included.
There’ve been...
Scott Lindsey
From the first raucous notes of “You Only Call Me (When You’re Drunk)” it’s obvious Scott Lindsey is invoking the spirit (and spirits!) of...
Poco
Part of a new series that gathers unreleased live stuff, we find the first-generation country-rock band in transition.
Even amidst many personnel changes, Poco’s focus...
Anders Osborne
Anders Osborne’s first effort for Alligator has a “tougher” feel. In the past, one may have mistaken him for a white soul singer, but...
Various artists
Dubbed “The Best British Rock Concert of All Time,” the June, 1990, event featured most of the superstar U.K. acts of the day –...