Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders get Red Light Fever
August 15, 2014 | Posted in ROCK | By sockii
On “Red Light Fever”, Taylor wears his influences on his sleeve even more proudly than on the first Coattail Riders’ album. 70s Glam rock is the star of the show here, with many songs reminding this listener of everyone from Queen to The Sweet to T. Rex…
The Hoosiers Unleash The Illusion of Safety
August 14, 2014 | Posted in ROCK | By sockii
Although relatively unknown in the United States, The Hoosiers achieved widespread success in the United Kingdom thanks to their 2007 debut album, The Trick to Life…
Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders: Live at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City
August 10, 2014 | Posted in LIVE MUSIC, ROCK | By sockii
On May 6, 2010, Foo Fighters’ drummer Taylor Hawkins played The Gramercy Theatre in New York City, New York with his side-project band “Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders.” This show was the second of Hawkins’ current tour that I’ve had the chance to see, the first being on May 4 at the Sonar in Baltimore, Maryland…
Brandon Flowers Takes a Break from The Killers with Flamingo
August 9, 2014 | Posted in ROCK | By sockii
Brandon Flowers, lead singer of the highly successful rock band The Killers, breaks the mold of the typical debut solo album with his first solo record, Flamingo. Unlike other singers who release an album of material that wouldn’t fit the sound or structure of their bands’ work…
Ryan Star Lives in the Moment with “11:59”
August 7, 2014 | Posted in ROCK | By sockii
Ryan Star, one-time contestant on Rock Star: Supernova, has just released his first major-label album, 11:59. But has the high-end production made Star’s work sound too generic?
Collecting Vintage Quadraphonic Vinyl Records
June 7, 2014 | Posted in MUSIC, VINYL RECORDS | By Jason Sositko
One specialty area of Vinyl record collecting is quadraphonic. This basically means records that have a special sound mix of 4.0 surround sound. Many times these records can sell for 3 or 4 times the amount of the regular stereo
Gil Evans Orchestrates the Music of Jimi Hendrix
May 20, 2014 | Posted in JAZZ, ORCHESTRAL MUSIC, ROCK | By Jason Sositko
Jazz lore tells it, that in 1969, before Jimi Hendrix met his demise, he had discussed a collaboration with the jazz arranger Gil Evans and jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. Believe it or not, Jimi even discussed bringing Paul McCartney into
The Who: Quadrophenia and More in Atlantic City, February 22 2013
May 18, 2014 | Posted in CLASSIC ROCK, LIVE MUSIC | By sockii
Quadrophenia has long been my favorite album by The Who, so I was thrilled to hear they would be taking it on the road again for the “Quadrophenia and More” Tour in 2012-2013. However, many expressed concerns over…
A Pair of Miles Davis Quadraphonic Records: Bitches Brew and Live Evil
May 9, 2014 | Posted in VINYL RECORDS | By Jason Sositko
Bitches Brew Quadrophonic LP Miles Davis shocked the jazz world in 1970 when he sold his soul to the God of Rock n’ Roll, more precisely the grooves of Sly and the Family Stone. Miles threw away the acoustic instruments
The Hoosiers are back with The News From Nowhere
May 9, 2014 | Posted in ROCK | By sockii
Perhaps it makes me a bit of a “cranky old rock dinosaur” or music snob to state that there have been very few new rock bands in the past decade that have really grabbed my full attention and interest. The Hoosiers are one of those precious few…
