Likening Fear and Fridays: Zach Bryan’s Latest LP
The sky is the limit for young Zach Bryan. Here’s to hoping he keeps churning out excellent songs month after month and year after year.
Author: Christopher Bradley
Christopher is a lawyer from NEPA, aka, Pennsultucky, He is an avid baseball fan, audiophile, and dog owner. He spends the majority of his free time with his wife and daughters, reading, listening to music, watching baseball (except the Yankees) and writing.
Robbie Robertson was a Transcendent Musical Force
Musician, producer, songwriter, and I suppose shrewd music businessman Robbie Robertson passed away on August 9.
No, I Will Not Try That or Even Go to Your Small Town
Both songs are about growing up, but one is gruff and to the point…and the other is about making your momma proud.
Saturday Spins: Chris Bell’s I Am the Cosmos
As some critics say, one can tell that Big Star was definitely all Chris Bell, and you can definitely hear that on I Am the Cosmos
A Father’s Day Sunday Spins: Dad’s Old Records
Without further ado, and in no particular order, I present to you The Ordinary Times Father’s Day Spin, 2021 told by our contributors
Saturday Spins: Ghost
This week we take a trip to the deeper south by way of Sweden with Ghost, a band that has a satanic cult concept, but an arena rock sound
Saturday Spins: Slobberbone
Slobberbone is an excellent band, and your knowledge of them will instantly make you cooler than anyone else you know
Saturday Spins: Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!
Expanding into a more pop-rock sound, Aaron Lee Tasjan has endlessly catchy songs in the vein of Tom Petty, ELO, and The Traveling Wilburys.
Saturday Spins: Soundtracks Vol 2 O Brother, Where Art Thou
If we are talkin’ Coen Brothers soundtracks, O Brother, Where Art Thou is second only to The Big Lebowski.
Sunday Spins Part 2: Sturgill Simpson’s Cuttin’ Grass Vol 2
Sturgill Simpson’s Cuttin’ Grass Vol 2 is not a double-LP like Vol 1, and it has been pared down in scope, but it still slaps.
Saturday Spins Part 1: Sturgill Simpson’s Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 1
20 tracks of reinvented Sturgill Simpson and Sunday Valley songs, because Sturgill Simpson is a bit of a cosmic gift to country music.
Devoted to The Game: Reviewing Out of the Park Baseball 22
“My [insert favorite baseball team] is owned/run by complete morons and I must destroy them.” Folks, Out of the Park Baseball 22 is for you.
Saturday Spins: The Notting Hillbillies
What is so different about the Notting Hillbillies is that Mark Knopfler eschewed front man status, and opted for a more background role.
Saturday Spins-travaganza: Descendents
I consider Descendents to be an integral part of my teenage years. I hope these guys keep making music well into their golden years.
Saturday Spins: The Many Shades of Blonde on Blonde
To make the double feature work, I will do my typical track by track, but do a little comparison between the two Blonde on Blonde albums.
Saturday Spins: Soundtracks Vol 1, 2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey is known for is the use of the music in scenes instead of dialog. Kubrick let the music accompany the imagery.
Saturday Spins: ZZ Top’s Tres Hombres
ZZ Top’s Tres Hombres is not only famous for the excellent jams…it also has an all-time hunger inducing gatefold spread
Saturday Spins: Kiss’ Destroyer
Last week we all took a psychedelic journey back to the Summer of Love. Folks, this week’s LP is ready to rock your socks right off, though. I went to the Discogs randomizer to...
Sunday Spins: Jefferson Airplane Surrealistic Pillow
Filled with psychedelic journeys and straight rockers, Jefferson Airplane Surrealistic Pillow really is a generational masterpiece.
Saturday Spins: Arlo McKinley Die Midwestern
Arlo McKinley’s Die Midwestern is a solid and sublime LP. I am deeply appreciative of all the internet folks that yelled at me to listen to
