Reviews
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Thee Oh Sees – Carrion Crawler / The Dream EP (2011) Review by Joshua Reedy on Blue Cadet-3 A Music Blog My copy: 2022 reissue on magenta vinyl by In The Red Recordings. Twelfth studio album from ever-recording maniacs that make up Thee Oh Sees (or now just Oh Sees), Carrion Crawler / The Dream […]
Dippers interview by Dean Giagni Talk about the differences in making this record with just the two of you versus the four members in Thigh Master: Matt Ford: The way that we’ve approached making the music is different. It used to be four people in a room kind of learning the songs on the spot, […]
Godspeed You! Black Emperor at Basilica Hudson, Hudson, NY, September 9, 2023, Review by Dean Giagni. Going to a Godspeed You! Black Emperor show is like going to a church that worships earthquakes. Not just a physical power of destruction, but the emotional turmoil that comes with the ground being rent from underneath you. After the typical […]
Niagara, “Baby the Rain Must Fall.” Article by Dean Giagni. Art, rock and roll, and the bleak industrial landscapes of Detroit and Hudson that inspired them, collided Friday in The New Gallery’s inaugural opening exhibit “Baby the Rain Must Fall”, new paintings by Niagara. A Detroit music icon, Niagara was lead singer and provocateur in the […]
Since 1974, The Stone Pony has been the anchor of the music scene in Asbury Park, NJ. As noted previously by this author, Bruce, Little Steven and Southside are good friends. And on this past Saturday Night of Labor Day Weekend, it was, indeed, the center of the music universe as far as the Jersey […]
The Happy Together Tour – Palace Theater 8-1-23 Although I was just getting to an age to start listening to my own music on the radio, the artists that came to the Palace last night accounted for most of the songs of my youth. The Happy Together Tour has continued to bring surviving members of […]
During the early 2000s, a music genre known as “emo” captured the hearts of many, myself included. Once considered an insult, emo music has now become a nostalgic emblem of our millennial generation. Bands that were once the subject of ridicule in some circles, for their emotional lyrics and distinctive style are now experiencing a […]
Tower of Power Review. What kind of band do you think would have players nicknamed MiMi, Iron Mike, Triple Threat, Big Love and The Funky Doctor? Well, if you guessed the Mighty Might Tower of Power you either know who they are or read the title (which camp are you in). For the uninitiated, Tower […]
Have a Nice Life: Sea of Worry – Album Review My copy: limited press on “coke bottle green” with black splatter by Flenser Records. In 2019 Have A Nice Life released the identity crisis that is Sea Of Worry, five years after their prior album. It becomes apparent part way through Sea Of Worry that […]
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes at The Egg – review. Once upon a time, there were three little boys in Asbury Park, NJ. Bruce, Johnny and Stevie. They grew up great friends and all became musicians. Everyone love Little Steven – great guitar player and Rock and Blues historian. He also plays with a […]
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