John Lee Hooker’s She’s Long, She’s Tall (She Weeps Like a Willow Tree): Hidden Live Blues Treasure
Before John Lee Hooker became “Johnny” he put out a little known live record in 1967, which was when LiveContinue Reading
Category: Retro Reviews
This is where we look at past tracks and songs of yesteryear.
Retro Review: Neutral Milk Hotel’s In the Aeroplane Over the Sea: When Music Takes on a Life of its Own
It is hard to talk about Jeff Mangum’s seminal work of indie “freak folk” without everything it has come toContinue Reading
Poison’s Unskinny Bop: The Death of Glam
Peaking at number 3 on the Billboard Hottest 100, Poison’s Unskinny Bop marks glam’s final death rattle before Nirvana’s NevermindContinue Reading
Retro Review: Alice in Chains’ Man in the Box: The Rise of Mud Metal
I have a soft spot for rock and punk coming out around the time of, or slightly after, Nirvana’s Nevermind.Continue Reading
Retro Review / Erykah Badu’s Didn’t Cha Know: A Celestial Gift That Defies Genre
To me, Erykah Badu has always been an artist who has transcended genre. She is part hip hop, part funk,Continue Reading
Retro Review / Sugarcubes’ Birthday: The Joy of Being Weird
There is something in the water over in Iceland. You have Sigur Rós, Of Monsters and Men…and of course Björk.Continue Reading
Retro Review / Evanescence’s My Immortal: Amy Lee’s Gothic Metal Opera
For me, Fallen by Evanescence is on the short list of historic metal records. In a 2000’s metal landscape dominatedContinue Reading
Retro Review / Living Colour’s Cult of Personality: Bringing Punk to the Masses
Before bands like Ministry, Nine Inch Nails and Nirvana broke through and conquered radio pop with punk / industrial music,Continue Reading
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