Here’s yet one more fantastic thing about it no longer being 2020: it’s now the 50th anniversary of the excellent music that premiered in 1971.
Brett Milano
Rock Interview: Talking with Brand X — After Decades, Back on Tour
Brand X was essentially a bunch of top-flight session men who got together to blow off steam, a UK version of Weather Report.
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.
Arts 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.”