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Music Review: Sam Moore – Overnight Sensational
Moore, always one of soul's greatest tenor voices, sounds as good as ever.
Read More »No “Hippy Hippy Shake” For Barry Manilow – Surgery in August, New Album in October
It’s all fun and games until you tear the labrum in both your hips. In the middle of a bizarrely successful year for 60-year-old Barry Manilow — first number one album in almost 30 years, deluxe reissues of his ’70s catalog, smoking hot run of his Manilow: Music and Passion …
Read More »CD Review: Katharine Whalen – Dirty Little Secret
Some delightful surprises, but the album occasionally reminds the listener that Whalen’s gifts aren’t fully utilized.
Read More »An Interview with Susan Werner (Part Two)
"You have to be willing to tolerate some dissent to say what it is you have to say."
Read More »An Interview with Susan Werner (Part One)
"I believe that we can be a diverse society of extraordinary creativity and innovation and vitality and freedom, and those things are the best things that we can be."
Read More »CD Review: The Ditty Bops – Moon Over the Freeway
A fun blend of swing, ragtime, folk, and just about any other acoustic style you can think of.
Read More »CD/DVD Review: Red Hot + Blue – Various Artists
Two very good reasons for buying this package - great music and helping to support the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Read More »DVD Review: Red Hot + Blue – A Tribute to Cole Porter
Even with the shortcomings of some of the videos, still a very worthwhile disc with messages that still need to be spread.
Read More »CD Review: Dean Martin – Dino-Italian Love Songs
An admittedly biased review, due to the reviewer growing up Italian.
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