Bob Dylan’s Hellfire and Brimstone Storm
Old. Irrelevant. Washed up. Out of touch. Creatively dead. Anyone who has followed Bob Dylan's career over the past half-century…
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Review Review: Bloc Party’s Four
The personal pronoun "I" appears a dozen times in the review in reference to me (it also appears several times…
A Plague Upon Your Ignorance: The Overwhelming Genius of Zappa
“I’m gonna tell you the way it is/And I’m not gonna be kind or easy” Frank Zappa, “Harry, You’re a…
Too Many People: Revisiting Paul McCartney’s Ram
Paul McCartney is that one artist where, even in the depths of his discography, I feel completely at home and…
Review: Nas – Life Is Good
“Before there was an audience to watch us / I assure you, there was a process.” Nas has had one…
Review: Twin Shadow’s Confess Explores the Art of Escape
The act of riding a motorcycle puts before safety and stability, impulse, adrenaline and image. For George Lewis Jr., it’s…
REVIEW: The Tallest Man on Earth’s There’s No Leaving Now
Kristian Matsson first became well-known as the Tallest Man on Earth for the simple power of his performances. He seemed…
For I is Someone Else: A Review of Who Is That Man? In Search of the Real Bob Dylan
“For I is someone else,” wrote Arthur Rimbaud in one of his famous “seer letters” of May 1871. “If the…
Mixed Emotions: A Review by Matt Conover
Mixed Emotions is one of the most vivid break-up albums in recent memory. It actually feels like going through a breakup;…
The David Mayfield Parade: A Review
Criticism can be just the projection of the critics’s preferences onto someone else’s art. That said, the best critics are…