Siouxsie Solo
For established artists, putting out new music is always a risky venture. Of course, it’s equally risky for the fan. More often than not, the result is disappointment. Recent disappointments for me include The Stooges’ Wierdness and Debbie Harry’s Necessary…
The Gourds go Gyroscopic – it’s Austin time
I ask you, what’s not to like about a band with a member named Shinyribs Russell? It’s the Gourds out of Austin, Texas. You may have heard a funny bluegrass version of Snoop Dogg’s “Gin and Juice” several years back…
Sometimes It Snows In September
Outside of the guitarist community there are probably not too many folks who know Israeli born guitarist Oz Noy. A long-time fixture of the NYC music scene he seamlessly blends jazz, soul, funk with a dash of pop for good…
Ickmusic Inbox: Listen to Ryan Scott
If life was fair and I could get paid for doing this, I’d be able to devote my time to discovering more music. My inbox is filled with what I’m sure are lots of quality tunes, but – as the…
Plant, Kraus and Prine Kill the Blues
I was driving home from work last week, listening to Sirius Disorder while Howard was on commercial (sorry, I’m addicted), and was thrilled to hear a great song that I’d only previously heard coming from the raspy voice of John…
Funkcronomicon
The list of people involved in producer Bill Laswell’s 1995 Axiom Funk project is almost laugh-out-loud ridiculous, it’s so good: George Clinton, Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins, Herbie Hancock, Sly & Robbie, Sly Stone, Buckethead, Eddie Hazel, Maceo Parker, and a…
The Maestro & The Godfather
Two masters of their craft. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCIyzNISw1Q 336 278]
RIP Luciano Pavarotti: 1935-2007
A Master has passed… RIP Luciano Pavarotti…. I really encourage everyone who sees this to watch this video. Regardless of what your perceptions of Pavarotti (or opera) are, the goosebumps will come, trust me. Puccini’s “Nessun Dorma”… Love for the…
Remembering Rick James
When Rick James died unexpectedly on August 6th, 2004, he was writing an autobiography, and working on a new album. Luckily, he had enough completed tracks to put together the posthumous and final studio album, Deeper Still, which was released…
Amy Winehouse steps out at the Mercury Awards
Speaking of Ms. Winehouse, who Michael mentioned in his Sharon & the Dap-Kings post (the Dap-Kings also being Amy’s backing band on Back to Black), after going through what I would call a rough few weeks, she made an appearance…
