It was a cold winter night. And it was, as I found out later, about to be a very snowy night. But there I was, on the dimly lit side streets of Federal Hill, at a place called Mum’s. The diviest of the dive bars I’ve ever been to, Mum’s is a real pit, if you know what I mean. It’s a good place, though, if all you’re looking for is a cheap drink and not a lot of hassle. I wasn’t there for the ambiance, however, I was there to see 4 Footer.
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Archive for Album Review
The Heaven Switch, S/T, 2012
Sometimes you have to break out of your comfort box and sometimes you need to smash that box with a baseball bat. You may have noticed that as of late I have been listening to some albums that are not my usual brand of tune-age. This is nothing new for me, and I often enjoy the challenge of listening outside my own box, just don’t get used to it, Avid Reader. If you happen to recall the album I wrote about by the brothers Wolff ,then Ryan Calhoun could be their long lost older brother. Allow me
PJ 20, OST, 2011
This is not a greatest hits album; if that is what you are looking for then I suggest you try Rearviewmirror. This might not be for casual listeners as some of the tunes come from Mother Love Bone, Temple of the Dog, Mookie Blaylock and the dreaded mid-period albums; you won’t find "Evenflow" or "Jeremy" lurking in the shadows. Recall my colleague Jason talked about the Cameron Crowe movie (and Dogfish Head's beer); this is the soundtrack from the film. What will you find? Demos, live tracks and something that is achieved when a band has
Album Review: Up!
Has anyone else noticed that we haven't heard much from Shania Twain in recent years? The Canadian country pop singer's 1995 album, The Woman In Me, brought her to our attention. Then, in 1997, listeners across the world were captivated by Come On Over, which is currently the best-selling album by a female artist, of all time in any genre. Just to what genre does Twain belong? Her original label was strictly Country, but this sparked some controversy with "pure" country listeners, who did not agree. Perhaps this led to the multiple versions of her fourth studio album, Up!,
Shalini, EP, 2011
When it comes to writing about pop music, sometimes the easiest way to describe something is to relate it to something else that is popular. Easy enough, right? Well, yes, it is easy enough, but now I have pigeon-holed an artist to sound similar to a more popular artist in order to entice you to check out some new tunes. That doesn’t strike me as fair at all, but it is the easiest way out of a conversation. For this particular EP I’m going to ask you to keep Sara Bareilles and Zooey Deschanel in mind and not go
