casablanca records

Parliament’s Peak: ‘Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome’ Turns 45

Parliament’s Peak: ‘Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome’ Turns 45

The climactic album in Parliament’s space opera about Starchild, Dr. Funkenstein, and Sir Nose d’Voidoffunk, Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome, remains their best work.

Reaching for the Sky: An Interview with Singer-Songwriter Bruce Sudano

Reaching for the Sky: An Interview with Singer-Songwriter Bruce Sudano

How did Bruce Sudano become a superhero? PopMatters has the answer as Sudano celebrates the release of Spirals and reflects on his career from Brooklyn Dreams to Broadway.

Mika Delivers Undeniably Catchy Hooks on ‘My Name Is Michael Holbrook’

Mika Delivers Undeniably Catchy Hooks on ‘My Name Is Michael Holbrook’

Mika's My Name Is Michael Holbrook contains some of his sharpest lyrical conceits and catchiest hooks, but is often undercut by its too-glossy production.

Roberta Kelly: Zodiac Lady

Gloria Scott: What Am I Gonna Do

Part Five: Defining the Legacy

Casablanca Records: Play It Again

Curatorial Casablanca

Casablanca Records Part One: Leading the Camel to Water, 1974-1975

Brooklyn Dreams 2.0: A Conversation with Bruce Sudano and Joe “Bean” Esposito

Her Best Is Yet to Come: The Return of Gloria Scott