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Unsigned Treasures: Don't Ask - Nothing (2010)
By Nick DeRiso Seattle-based folk-rockers Don't Ask have a fondness for the comfy sounds of 1970s pop, though they are careful not to get too caught up in nostalgia. They simply use that era's singer-songwriter-inspired prose, its soaring symphonic pop structure and its feel-good ethos as a springboard. In fact, the album-closing “My Memories" might have ...
Peter Hum - A Boy's Journey (2010)
By S. Victor Aaron Peter Hum is, in a few ways, like me. We're a couple of middle-aged guys who both love jazz, love to write about jazz and critique jazz records, and post our reviews on the internet. I've been an admirer of Hum's jazz blog of the online version of the Ottawa Citizen for ...
The Friday Morning Listen: The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)
By Mark Saleski I have no doubt that a lot of Bob Dylan fans will be incensed at what I'm about to admit, but here we go: if you don't count his first Greatest Hits collection (which I inherited from my sister), the first Dylan album I bought was At Budokan. My “has to be heavy" ...
Adele - 21 (2011)
By Nick DeRiso Adele is one of those things that I should like more than I actually do. See, she's got the chops. Just not the material. So, pairing her with Rick Rubin seemed like a canny idea. I'm still trying to find her Johnny Cash moment, though. “Rolling in the Deep," the opener and lead ...
One Track Mind: Shawn Bell Quintet, "Requiem for Lovers" (2010)
By S. Victor Aaron The young trombonist Shawn Bell didn't attend one of those big name prestigious music schools in the Northeast, nor is a player in the hustle and bustle of New York City's intense jazz scene, but just listen to his debut album from last year Things Yet Unknown and you could easily be ...
Gimme Five: Favorites from King Crimson's Adrian Belew
By Nick DeRiso His credentials are as deep as his records are extraordinary: Adrian Belew, after all, has had stints with Frank Zappa, David Bowie, the Talking Heads, King Crimson and Nine Inch Nails. But, try as he might with pop outfits like the Bears, Belew—bless him—has never swerved out into the mainstream. His impulses are ...
Unsigned Treasures: Pablo Embon - Second Chances (2011)
From Pablo Embon's MySpace pageBy Nick DeRiso Experimental, yet very approachable, Argentina-born Pablo Embon's Second Chances is an ear-friendly blend of the best elements of straight-ahead jazz, classical, fusion and free jazz forms. That means thrilling runs on the acoustic piano, skidding throwback synthesizer, interesting polyrhythms and gutsy turns on the saxophone, often all within the ...
Ralph Bowen - Power Play (2011)
By S. Victor Aaron It seems like it was not even a year since we were last here chatting up a new Ralph Bowen CD, and checking back, there actually is less than twelve months between his last one, Due Reverence and this one due out on February 8, Power Play. That makes his third Posi-Tone ...
Must Hear TV: Prime-Time Themes That Still Resonate
By Something Else Reviews In many ways, television is a technological wonder these days, what with remote controls, digital signals and DVRs. But, for those who fell in love with the old-school opening theme, it's not all gravy. Today, you're more likely to simply see the word LOST charging toward the screen, followed by a suitably ...
Forgotten Gems: Phil Collins - Face Value (1981)
By Nick DeRiso Face Value is a fulcrum for fans of both Phil Collins and the band he had just begun leading, Genesis. Thought of, if its thought of at all anymore, as a divorce record (thanks to its two hits, “I Missed Again" and “In the Air Tonight"), Face Value is something much different in ...
