American/Canadian indie supergroup the New Pornographers have announced details of their forthcoming fifth studio album, 'Together' -- and they have enlisted the help of several guest artists
Jason & The Scorchers HALCYON TIMES (JCPL) Release Date: 22 February 2010
Imagine roots, rock and country all in one package - it’s here! Jason & The Scorchers’s shows revolutionised the way people thought of rock ‘n’ roll and country music. This was 1982, a time when playing a country song wearing a Mohawk or shaved head could land the performer in the hospital. No one ever came away from a Scorchers show without having a strong opinion about it. People either wanted to feed them or fight them, and both extremes happened regularly.
HALCYON TIMES is the band’s first album of all new material since 1996, and it’s a hoot! The album is a creative leap forward, showing the band at its peak, not on some sort of self-absorbed nostalgia trip.
They succeeded in making a JATS record that captures the live energy of the band, with enough ear candy to keep one coming back for repeated doses. Our first review of 2010 and waddya know, a potential album of the year already! ESSENTIAL.
The new Hendrix album, Valleys of Neptune, came out yesterday. Really strong album and one of the better compilations of his studio work. Title track is great and has some killer instrumentals. Seems to be later era Hendrix (i.e. kind of funky Band of Gypsy-ish). It makes me recall how good the man was.
Actually, I can't even defend this one at all. Very bland. That and he disco'd up Robert Johnson's "Crossroads." Unforgivable.
And a butchered version of Springsteen's "I'm On Fire."
That is freaking unforgivable, people dont touch Robert Johnson's music, he is a legend never to be duplicated. Anyone got the latest Johhny Cash album - reviews?
Mark Linkous, the singer-songwriter who released his music under the band name Sparklehorse, has died after shooting himself in the chest in Tennessee. He was 47.
.... Mr. Linkous was popular in the indie music scene with a unique sound that was engaging, ethereal, and hauntingly beautiful.
The National's new album High Violet isn't coming out till May 11 (which happens to me birthday) but they played their first single Terrible Love on Jimmy Fallon last night. Sounds amazing!!!
The National's new album High Violet isn't coming out till May 11 (which happens to me birthday) but they played their first single Terrible Love on Jimmy Fallon last night. Sounds amazing!!!
I just picked this up this week after seeing 8 minutes of the Austin City Limits Music Festival from this past year.
This is a fantastic record.
__________________ I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love." - John Steinbeck
