Bitches Brew: How Jazz Became Studio Music
adminby Marshall Bowden Whatever the surprise that greeted In A Silent Way, it was nothing compared to that which greeted the release of the double LP Bitches Brew in 1970.…
Read MoreDave Greenfield Was The Stranglers’ Secret Weapon
by Marshall Bowden The Stranglers were never a punk band, at least not by any of the normal measurable standards applied in 1977, and Dave Greenfield was a huge part…
Read MoreIn Ten Tracks: Van Morrison
A selection of Van Morrison songs that have meaning to me and have stuck with me through the years, appearing frequently on mix tapes and playlists. Not necessarily stuff you’ll…
Read MoreAlphabetland/X
The classic X lineup has released Alphabetland, their first album of new studio material in thirty-five years.
Read MoreIggy Pop’s ‘The Idiot’: Berlin as a State of Mind
Iggy Pop will release reissues of The Idiot and Lust for Life as 2xCD sets that include live material as well as a 7xCD set entitled The Bowie Years that…
Read MoreThe Elusive Florian Schneider
by Marshall Bowden When I began to write about Florian Schneider, the co-founder of Kraftwerk who passed away last week, I began by setting the scene via David Bowie's use…
Read MoreIt’s an Ambient Music World, From Eno to A.I.
by Marshall Bowden If someone puts a record on in the forest and there is no one there to hear it, does it make a sound?
Read MoreDuke Ellington/Charles Mingus/Max Roach: Money Jungle
Sometimes a summit meeting like this one between Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach is a better idea on paper than it turns out to be in the execution.…
Read MoreDo It Now Turns 50
The compilation that changed my life and how I heard pop/rock music This album is a celebration of life–a feeling of energy and love by the poets, artists and musicians…
Read MoreDave Brubeck Quartet: For All Time
"I hear you're mad about Brubeck I like your eyes I like him too. He's an artist, a pioneer We've got to have some music on the new frontier" --Donald…
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