When local boys Blackout Jack asked me to review their new album, I was happy to oblige. They’d gotten my name from The Treats so it was little surprise for me to see two gents from that band listed in the liner notes.
What Happened Last Night is Blackout Jack’s debut album and this is both [...]

I received a request recently from a listener who wanted to hear some Genesis in celebration of the release of the newest box set which covers the Peter Gabriel era excepting the band’s very first album. In particular, he wanted to hear the 20 October 1973 show. The band played two gigs that day at [...]

Last week Marcus Johnson, a hip hop musician here in Madison left a comment at an old post of mine, “Hip Hop and Madison Racism”, that I think is worth repeating:
“well I’m a 24 year old CEO of TR Records in Madison and i have no problem with getting shows and radio play any ware [...]

I ran into local blues muso Bobby Bryan last week and he told me that work on his second album is progressing well. Horns have been recorded and he’ll be in Chicago soon for some harp overdubs. He sounded well-pleased with how it’s turning out. The album is tentatively entitled The Juice Ain’t Worth the [...]

This past summer I caught part of the Ray Charles biopic, Ray. Although I was unable to watch the entire film at that time, I put it on my to-rent list. Here we are a few months later and I haven’t yet seen the movie. However, I’m going with some Ray Charles this week.

I am [...]

From my buddy Arch comes these t-shirts which perfectly meld my love of metal with cinema: