Author: Bart Bealmear

In the liner notes for an upcoming Charlie Parker box set, jazz journalist Neil Tesser writes that one of Bird’s songs suggests a style of…

For nearly sixty years, Belgian artist Jacques Charlier has been active in art in one form of another, and that includes music. In the 1980s,…

I first became aware of the British pop-punk band the Flys by way of Superchunk’s 1990 cover of “Night Creatures.” Though obviously a stellar tune,…

Even if you don’t know the Chiffons by name, if you have spent any time with oldies radio, you’re surely familiar with some or all…

In 1977, Gary Wilson self-released the album, You Think You Really Know Me. It’s a totally unique and strange LP that mixes confessional songwriting, synth…

In 1972, in the wake of his immensely successful album, What’s Going On, and its accompanying singles, Marvin Gaye released the topical 45, “You’re the…

CRIME is one of my favorite bands from the punk era, and though they weren’t fond of the term “punk,” they most certainly fit the…

From 1967-1978, the British band the Pretty Things recorded five albums under an alias, though none were sold in stores. Amongst the tracks they put…

On March 9th, 1977, members of the Patti Smith Group played an incredible yet little-known gig. A recent accident had sidelined Smith, and it’s likely…

A few months back, we told you about Frank Zappa’s earliest known recording, “Lost in a Whirlpool.” That song, captured circa 1958/59, was put to…