I’m a Freak 2 Baby: A Further Journey Through the British Heavy Psych & Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-73
Heavy, hairy, stoned, and scary: before the punks tuned out these bands were turning it up while turning on.
Ed Whitelock
Ed Whitelock is a professor of English at Gordon State College in Barnesville, GA, just 106 miles southwest of Philomath. He is co-author, with David Janssen, of Apocalypse Jukebox: The End of the World in American Popular Music (2009) from the PopMatters imprint of Soft Skull Press.
John Smith Impresses with His Modern Take on Folk Traditions in ‘Hummingbird’
John Smith's Hummingbird is poised to introduce an artist John Renbourn once called "the future of folk music" to a worldwide audience.
Amanda Palmer Has Created Her Best Work with ‘There Will Be No Intermission’
There Will Be No Intermission is a triumphant return for an uncompromising artist, and it's the best piece of work that Amanda Palmer has produced in her career.
Feelin’ Right Saturday Night: The Ric & Ron Anthology
This excellent single-CD anthology celebrates the short-lived but important Ric and Ron Records, whose early 1960s releases captured the bubbling stew of street blues, jazz, and soul that would coalesce into the commercial pop sounds that identify New Orleans' diverse yet distinct music today.
‘Psychedelic Country Soul’ Is a Triumphant Return for Americana Pioneers, the Long Ryders
"Psychedelic Country Soul" could have been the tagline on the Long Ryders' business cards in the 1980s, and the tag still fits 30 years on as they remain masters in combining all of the above.
Folk Artist Pierce Pettis Impresses with Warm Storytelling on ‘Father’s Son’
After a ten-year absence, master folk songwriter Pierce Pettis returns with a confident and compelling collection of songs in Father's Son.
John McCutcheon: To Everyone in All the World: A Celebration of Pete Seeger
John McCutcheon's 40th record celebrates the depth of Pete Seeger's influence by embracing the breadth of the music he inspired.
Divine Weeks Remind Us of the Communal Power of Music on ‘We’re All We Have’
Divine Weeks' farewell record is for anyone who has ever raised a fist or lighter (or even a god-forbid cell-phone) at a rock and roll show, lost in the passion of the moment.
Americana Artist Michael Rank Continues His Soulful Turn on ‘I Fell in Love with You Tonight’
Michael Rank's I Fell in Love with You Tonight is a hip-swaying, infectious brew of songs from an unlikely source.
Try a Little Sunshine: The British Psychedelic Sounds of 1969
The buzz remains strong with this third Grapefruit anthology of trippy British psychedelic pop.
Anna Calvi Proves the Lioness Is the True ‘Hunter’
Anna Calvi's Hunter is a liberating, balls-to-the-wall rock and roll album that tears blind masculinity to shreds while redefining feminine power and desire.
Gabriel Kahane’s ‘Book of Travelers’ Offers Glimpses of the American Psyche After the Trump Election
Gabriel Kahane creates a musical travelogue that seeks to capture the fractured and fragmented psyche of America following the 2016 election.