Warren Zevon’s Bad Luck Streak
adminby Marshall Bowden Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School is supposed to represent Warren Zevon’s relationships with women, or maybe just with life in general. But it’s clear that the…
Read MoreWeather Report: Forecast Tomorrow
Weather Report has long been an influential band, and even detractors of the group’s later work find it difficult to be critical of some of the group’s early recordings. At…
Read MoreIn Ten Tracks: Bob Marley & The Wailers
A selection of Bob Marley & The Wailers tracks that have meaning to me and have stuck with me through the years, appearing frequently on mixtapes and playlists. Not necessarily…
Read MoreMusic Streaming vs. Ownership: If You Like It, Spend Some $$ On It
by Marshall Bowden Music streaming services like Spotify have become the go-to for many music fans, even those who listen to music a lot. But bottom line, you need to…
Read MoreRoberta Flack: Quiet Fire
This week’s vinyl find is Roberta Flack’s third album, Quiet Fire, released in 1971. It’s been a while since I’ve heard it but there was no question of picking up…
Read MoreMachito/Mambo Mucho Mambo: The Complete Columbia Masters
The influence of Cuban music on jazz is now generally recognized, and any number of names come readily to the mind of jazz aficionados when citing influential Latin performers. One…
Read MoreIn Ten Tracks: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
A selection of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers tracks that have meaning to me and have stuck with me through the years, appearing frequently on mixtapes and playlists. Not necessarily…
Read MoreExperimental Music Films
Watch these full-length documentaries on experimental music, composers and musicians for free. Included are films about Harry Partch, Philip Glass, Steve Reich, the Moog synthesizer, Can, and the punk and…
Read MoreCassettes: Rewinding DIY Culture
by Marshall Bowden When the world is running down, you make the best of what's still around. I mean, it’s no secret that things are in the crapper. Everything is…
Read MoreHowlin’ Wolf/The London Howlin’ Wolf Sessions
The folks at Universal have tried very hard to make the reissue of The London Howlin’ Wolf Sessions a class act, and they have succeeded admirably. A better tape source…
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