Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito 25th Anniversary Edition, Where Every Song is Happiness
Wow, it's been 25 years since this album was first released and 19 years since I first heard its songs on Jack’s Big Music Show on Nickelodeon's channel “Noggin” with my daughter. We fell in love with these songs back then and still love them to this day.
Mel and Friends "Swingset Serenade" -- a Swing Set for the Swingset
“Swingset Serenade,” a family album conceived, written, and performed by Melanie Dill and Tom Johnson, accompanied by the talents of a whole slew of musicians and kids, brings an excitingly different take on children’s music.
Lejonklou Entity: Follow-Up
In my recent review of the Lejonklou Entity Moving Coil-only Phono Stage, I extolled the virtues of how much more musical and natural it made my records sound.
The Rolling Stones: Live At The Wiltern
Not a Greatest Hits Live Album, But a Live Great Hits Album!
The Who: Live at Shea Stadium 1982
The Who: Live From Shea Stadium 1982 is reviewed here as a 3-album vinyl set from Mercury Studios that captures The Who on tour supporting the release of their then-new album “It’s Hard”.
The Lejonklou Entity 1.1 Indeed an entity All in Itself
I first became aware of Lejonklou at the first Axpona show several years back BC (before Covid) when I heard the SINGularity Phono, which in all of its polished copper glory stood out both in sight and sound.
Michelle Berting Brett: Jazz, Torch & Ancient Pop
I have often said that one of the greatest enjoyments of listening to music is when I discover the talents of an artist I hadn't heard of before, performing so wonderfully to my ears that it actually makes me angry at myself for not having enjoyed their music sooner.
Anticipation Worth the Wait: Carly Simon's "These are the Good Old Days" on Vinyl
This double-album set is from Rhino Records, sequenced and curated by Elektra Founder Jac Holzman with Ted Olson.
"Bring Me My Broadsword and Clear Understanding!"
Jethro Tull Releases 40th Anniversary Vinyl Edition of "The Broadsword and the Beast"
As a fan of Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull for over 50 years, I was eager to see and hear what this new 40th Anniversary edition of the “The Broadsword and the Beast” album would contain.
Hot Tuna: Live At Sweetwater 1, Live At Sweetwater 2, & Live In Japan
Okay… try to remain calm, I said to myself… don’t get your hopes blown out of proportion… remember your dignity (what little you have of it)… yes, this is a 3-CD Set of Hot Tuna music live… yes, it's from 3 different shows… yes, the songs have been remastered… yes, it's from Mercury Studios… but stay reserved… it mi