This latest release may sell in bunches for She & Him but, overall, it comes off as a missed opportunity. Sometimes less is less, and this album is much less than it could have been.
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Music Review: R.E.M. – Green: The 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
Green wasn’t my favorite R.E.M. album when it was first released way back in 1988, and to be perfectly honest, it still isn’t. Not by a longshot. But it was definitely a turning point, both in terms of where they were headed creatively, and certainly – pardon the expression, here …
Read More »Concert Review: Primus – Fox Theater, Pomona, CA, 5/19/13
The audience got “Beaver,” which thrilled them to no end.
Read More »Music Review: Billy Talbot – On the Road to Spearfish
On the Road to Spearfish is meant to take you to a place where time has minimal meaning but where there's something almost mystical about its drawing power.
Read More »Music DVD Review: The Moody Blues – Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970; Live at Montreux 1991
If you're old enough to have attended the Isle of Wight Festival, or any other Moody Blues concert of the time, and you're willing to forgive a really rough and ready sound, by all means spend Tuesday afternoon, or any other, back in an era when live meant live.
Read More »Music Review: Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes – Playlist: The Very Best of Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes
Move over Michael Bolton, Southside Johnny was here first.
Read More »Music DVD Review: Judas Priest – Epitaph
On this career-spanning concert DVD, Judas Priest triumphantly display that its innovative brand of heavy metal music has stood the test of time (40 years and counting) and remains vital today.
Read More »Music Review: Van Dyke Parks – Songs Cycled
As usual, Van Dyke Parks' Songs Cycled is a sophisticated display of unique musical craftsmanship and more than distinctive songwriting.
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