Lukas Nelson, the son of country music legend Willie Nelson, is stepping out of the shadow of his famous father, due in large part to h...
Cassidy led the all-female band Antigone Rising for eight years, receiving critical acclaim and developing a rabid fanbase. But, she ...
Bassist Mike Watt stormed out of San Pedro, California in the early 1980's with the influential punk power trio the Minutemen; blending...
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Lukas Nelson, the son of country music legend Willie Nelson, is stepping out of the shadow of his famous father, due in large part to his energetic live shows. His band, Promise of the Real, rocked over 200 dates in 2011 alone. They've shared the stage with the likes of... |
Cassidy led the all-female band Antigone Rising for eight years, receiving critical acclaim and developing a rabid fanbase. But, she left the band after their major label debut. Now, she’s returned with a new name - Boheme - and a brand new album, Follow the Freedom, which showcases her soulful... |
Bassist Mike Watt stormed out of San Pedro, California in the early 1980's with the influential punk power trio the Minutemen; blending elements of funk, jazz and classic rock into the hardcore scene. The tragic death of his close friend and bandmate, D. Boon, put an end to that great... |
Scissormen take blues back to its raw basics: guitar and drums. Yet, it's amazing how much intensity the band brings in its live show. It doesn't hurt that singer Ted Drozdowski is one hell of a fantastic slide guitarist, who's been known to stroll whatever room will have them, standing... |
Richard Meltzer was one of the first rock critics, penning the first full-length book on the subject, "The Aesthetics of Rock," in 1970, while reveling in much of he excesses of the day. He wrote for many of the seminal magazines, including the Village Voice, Crawdaddy, Creem and Rolling Stone.... |
Dave Getz is the drummer for one of the most important bands of the Sixties' San Francisco music scene, Big Brother and the Holding Company. Their album, Cheap Thrills, recorded with Janis Joplin, stands as one of the finest examples of psychedelic rock, and still sounds fresh today. Sony /... |
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Various Artists - A Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On (Fantastic Voyage) review
They ain’t fakin’
I haven’t had this much fun listening to an album in a long, long time. We need more record companies like the London-based Fantastic Voyage. They’ve consistently put out fun-themed collections for some time now. Their latest is A Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On, a double disc set containing 50 tracks from the late Fifties / early Sixties, and everyone of them featuring the word “shake” in the title. Lovingly compiled by Stuart Colman, who also gives background on each track in the CD booklet. What he’s put together is one helluva great party album.
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