: El Camino
reviewed by Larry Crane
Brian Joseph "Danger Mouse" Burton co-wrote and co-produced the seventh Black Keys studio album with band members Patrick Carney and Dan Auerbach. There's something really great and crunchy about...
Music Reviews
What we are listening to. Non-critically.
: Home Again
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi, Larry Crane
I just sat through several hours of SiriusXM's "The Coffee House" radio station while I was grabbing some Internet and espresso at a tiny café. The endless parade of shitty cover songs,...
: Trio Drop Hop
reviewed by Larry Crane
In Tape Op #76 I interviewed drummer, producer, engineer, songwriter Alan Evans of the band Soulive. He's recently formed this ready- to-tour combo to record and play a batch of his new tunes. Wanna...
: 001
reviewed by Larry Crane
With a name like Intergalactic Spiral you know it's going to be a journey into [sonic] space. Think Stomu Yamashta's GO project, featuring a little King Crimson and some out there Miles Davis. The...
: S/T
reviewed by Jeff Slate
Noel Gallagher's post- Oasis debut is nothing short of outstanding, and Gallagher sounds confident. It doesn't hurt that the songwriting on Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds is his strongest since...
: Discovery, Immersion and Experience remasters and box sets
reviewed by Jeff Slate
Who would have guessed that Pink Floyd fans would have John Coltrane to thank for the band opening its storied vaults to the masses? "We were always of the mind that whatever we put out in the day, on...
: Legs of My Own
reviewed by Larry Crane
Forming a band in Hawaii and shooting for national recognition must be a difficult undertaking. Even to tour around your home state requires flights or travel by sea, and living in a tourist-based...
: Our Blood
reviewed by Larry Crane
I've known Richard since the '80s when we both played in bands in California. Sometime in 2001 or so, Richard, J.D. Foster [Tape Op #34] and I began what was to be his sixth album. It was never...
: Grok
reviewed by Larry Crane
Crock is Sam Coomes of Quasi [Tape Op #2] and Spencer Seim of Hella. Those rock credentials should indicate that the music might not be laid back or easy listening. Much of the album was initiated by...
: Buddha Machine FM3 “Chan Fang” Buddha Machine iPhone app
reviewed by Larry Crane
I was wandering around Rough Trade Records in London recently, when a small contraption caught my eye. Looking like a see through plastic AM radio, and the size of a pack of smokes, I recognized the...
: Salt On Sea Glass
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Sitting in a vegetarian café in her beloved, adopted East Village, Yuka Honda is more concerned about the recent catastrophes in her native Japan than promoting her record. It's understandable....
: Beachcomber’s Windowsill
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
I first heard of this group when my friends Jules and Amber from Sea of Bees were asked to do the support slot for their US tour. So, I bought the album on iTunes and found myself liking it quite a...