Rant by Noam Bronstein It doesn’t matter that ten years ago, most rock journos proclaimed Wilco to be washed up purveyors of ‘dad rock’. Or […]
Make It a Double: “I Long to See You” by Charles Lloyd & the Marvels (Blue Note, 2016)
Album review by Neil Hobkirk Remember those Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups TV ads from the ‘70s? Varied in their particulars, they shared one premise: a […]
Double Rainbow: Yelena Eckemoff Quartet, “Everblue” (L&H, 2015); Mike Nock/Laurence Pike, “Beginning and End of Knowing” (FWM, 2015)
Album review by Neil Hobkirk When is an ECM album not an ECM album? Two new releases from, respectively, Yelena Eckemoff and Mike Nock/Laurence Pike […]
Another convert to the Naxos Music Library
Review by Peter Wilson The review article posted by Mark Morris on WOS dated 2014/07/06 finally convinced me to subscribe to the Naxos Music Library. […]
Our Favourite Music Releases of 2015
From the writers at Wall of Sound – minus Tim and Mark, who are presently swamped. It’s been a good year for new music releases. […]
The Most Pristine Folk Recording You’ve Ever Heard (free download from Chesky)
Some of us received this Chesky Records email blast a few days ago, promoting a new record called From The Mountaintop, by folk ensemble The New […]
Ryan Adams vs. Taylor Swift, And Why It Matters
Let’s face it, Taylor Swift deserves our respect. Even if her brand of pop isn’t your thing, not many critics will argue against her sincerity, […]
Haunting the Metropolis: “Hand. Cannot. Erase.” by Steven Wilson (Kscope, 2015)
Album review by Neil Hobkirk The drama unfolds in Metropolis, a major Montreal venue. After ninety minutes’ worth of scene-setting recorded ambient music, the five […]
Ornette Coleman, avant garde jazz pioneer, dead at 85
Sad news this morning. Less than a year after his longtime bassist Charlie Haden passed away, jazz giant Ornette Coleman has died. He was 85. […]
Science Fiction Double Feature: “Black Noise” (reissue) and “Transformation” by FM (2014, 2015; Convexe)
Album review by Neil Hobkirk Part One: Maple Leaf Escape Craft For me, Part One of the FM story unfolded over FM radio. In 1980 […]