Posts Tagged ‘producer’
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Ready, Set, GoStation
If the vast range of artists featured throughout this past decade served as any example, the critics who shunned the Brit-pop explosion of the ’90s as nothing more than a stylistic fad continue to be proven wrong with eac...
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Nathan Lawr and the Minotaurs
In terms of national recognition, it should be noted that drummers usually get the short of the stick. Based on personal observations, most people seem to prefer a guitar solo to a drum solo any day of the week, disregarding th...
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Betty LaVette and Drive-By Truckers at The Scene of the Crime
By this stage in her interminable music career, Bettye LaVette has no reason to change her style. In fact, the first few moments of her new album, The Scene of the Crime, reflect this sentiment both lyrically and musically. ...
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Kalle J is Here to Stay
No, this blog is not based out of Sweden. I still sit here in boring old New Jersey, dreading the upcoming first day of class like any sane individual would. I would not be surprised if you were mistaken though, as it seems Swe...
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Just Some Baggy Hype for The Twang
Sub-genres are a tricky thing to analyze. It seems that any individual can coin one, from a music theory professor to a 15-year-old ranting on some message board. It’s funny – I personally know a few people who utte...
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Joe Henry: A Timeless Musical Entrepreneur
After posting about a few new artists who were fresh on the scene with inexperience with nothing but hefty ambitions in their pockets, I figured a change of pace would do us all some good. This leads us to Joe Henry – the...
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Paying Close Attention to The Details
In most forms of contemporary rock music, it is highly perceptible that mood has the ability to dictate tempo. Rock artists conventionally treat the listener to separate entities of diversity within an individual album, mixing ...
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Eskimo Joe is Coming to America
International success has an odd way of distinguishing itself. An artist could be recognized on the streets of their native country by virtually every bystander while, in a different country, even their name would be rendered u...
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VHS or Beta Prepares to Bring on the Comets
Note: Thanks to weeone for the information: Chea Beckley remains the keyboardist in the group and Zeke Buck is no longer part of the line-up. It is always interesting to see in which direction a band will follow after experienc...
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Mono in VCF… in Stereo
Ah, Phil Spector. You just have to love the guy. Whether it is his influential production technique found within the “Wall of Sound”, his indisputable influence on contemporary music, or his infamous hairstyle in th...
