Brand X was essentially a bunch of top-flight session men who got together to blow off steam, a UK version of Weather Report.
Brett Milano
Book Review: The Story of The Cure — The Beatles of Goth
As confessions of rock decadence go, Lol Tolhust’s are fairly tame stuff.
Book Review: Homage to Scott Miller — Perceptive Attention Paid to a Lost Pop Genius
Brett Milano approaches his subject with encyclopedic knowledge, a fan’s fervor, and the seasoned music journalist’s skill.
Music Review: Singer Bryan Ferry — Seductive Melancholy Wrapped in the Most Elegant of Grooves
Given the realities of music in 2016, it’s good to see a glitter-era icon who’s still alive and kicking.
Music Interview: Prog-rocker Billy Sherwood and His Passion for Yes
“Hey, the more Yes music being played in 2016, the better.”
Concert Review: Bob Dylan on Tour — No Nostalgia Allowed
The set proved that Bob Dylan remains, among many other things, one of music’s great contrarians.
Music Review: Singer/Songwriter John Hiatt — Making a Cranky Sort of Peace
John Hiatt’s voice has taken on some Tom Waits-like cragginess in recent years.
Music Interview: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Turns 50
Amazingly, the group’s 50th anniversary tour features three of the original members: lead singer/guitarist Jeff Hanna, string player John McEuen, and drummer Jimmie Fadden.
Fuse Interview: Editor Erin Amar on 5 Years of “Rocker” — A Zine for “Rockers of a Certain Age”
“Maturity, if you’re doing it right, means caring less and less what other people think – you just are who you are.”
Concert Review: Singer-Songwriter Lucinda Williams — On a Creative Jag
Lucinda Williams is one of the few songwriters who seem to realize the messiness of later life is just as loaded with song angles as the restlessness of youth.