Tag archive for ‘January/February 2007’

Leiber and Stoller: Second Generation Standards

Leiber and Stoller: Second Generation Standards

To this day, Leiber, the lyricist, and Stoller, the melodist, yearn to be known as more than writers of simple rock and roll.

THE LOUVIN BROTHERS: Charlie, The Idea Man

THE LOUVIN BROTHERS: Charlie, The Idea Man

Brothers bring the harmony…

WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN: COUNTRY MUSIC IN AMERICA > Paul Kingsbury & Alanna Nash

Never has there been a country music encyclopedia as visually lavish and likely to induce readers to dip into it again and again just for the looking as this new 360-page treasure-trove.

GEORGE HARRISON: The Chromatic One

GEORGE HARRISON: The Chromatic One

George Harrison’s Chord-Probing Spiritualism.

ROLE MODELS: Josh Turner

ROLE MODELS: Josh Turner

An interview with Josh Turner

DAMIEN RICE > 9

DAMIEN RICE > 9

Rice returns with 9, pungently self-aware and with what appears to be thicker skin.

COLD WAR KIDS > Robbers and Cowards

COLD WAR KIDS > Robbers and Cowards

Cold Wars Kids are the first to admit that, for them, style is almost as important as sound.

JOANNA NEWSOM > Ys

JOANNA NEWSOM > Ys

Joanna Newsom’s fanciful gothic folk sound has no real contemporary musical parallel.

DIANE WARREN: Real Songs for Real People

DIANE WARREN: Real Songs for Real People

“By the time I was seven, I knew I wanted to be a songwriter…”

TOM WAITS > Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers, & Bastards

TOM WAITS > Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers, & Bastards

Orphans succeeds in being the sketchbook of a master craftsman…