Me & the Devil: Dig the authentic 21st century Southern Gothic blues howl of Adia Victoria
“I don’t know nothin’ about Southern belles/ But I can tell you something about Southern hell…” Last month I idly read an article about a…
Music Archives: 05/2016
Where did this popular children’s farting song originally come from? (+ the Doctor Who connection)
Rufe Davis was an American actor, singer and “imitator of sounds.” He was best known for his “rural” comedic radio act, “Rufe Davis and the…
John Carpenter to release two double-A-side singles of his film themes
It took a while, but John Carpenter has lately been getting due recognition for his considerable accomplishments as a composer. Just a month ago the…
When Hawkwind went all new-wave
The Hawklords, live in 1978 This week one of my favorite music writers, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, published an article at Cuepoint titled “Paul Plays Synths:…
Scenes from Revelation: Stunning early live Genesis performances with Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel probably deserves (Note to self: Ya think?) the exquisite ribbing he gets in The Life of Rock with Brian Pern, but considering that…
Watch the ‘restored’ Rolling Stones video for ‘Child of the Moon’ in HD
Since it never really appeared on a “proper” Rolling Stones album–it’s on More Hot Rocks and a few other, lesser compilations–“Child of the Moon,” the…