by TW on October 27, 2011
There’s an unwritten rule in music that you should have a cool name. If you were born Oscar Melasovich, you’ll likely find it difficult to have the young girls screaming your name. (No offense Oscar). Even though their birth certificates say otherwise, here are 101 artists that we know best by their stage name. Sorry [...]
by TW on February 1, 2011
If you’ve not heard of the amazing British performer Polly Jean Harvey, it’s difficult to recommend a release in her catalog which serves as a suitable starting point for the uninitiated. If you trust my opinion, then I’d steer you toward a CD that I’ve recently purchased in order to fill a hole in my [...]
Captain Beefheart – The Spotlight Kid Christmas time usually means a bounty of new tunes for me and my fellow music-heads out there in Cyberville. This year was no exception as one of my friends hooked me up with (nearly) the entire catalog from the newly departed Captain Beefheart (big thanks, Mike!). I have to [...]
A bit of history: Kath Bloom & Loren Connors were a singer/guitar duo from New Haven, Conn., that recorded briefly but prolifically. From 1981-84, the pair released six albums of just a few hundred pressings each. Sing The Children Over was released in 1982 on the tiny Boston, Mass., label Ambiguous; Sand In My Shoe [...]