Music Reviews tagged with jazz
Janelle Monáe The ArchAndroid: Suites II and III
She's tipped for the top and has Diddy's patronage, but can Janelle Monáe prove that she's the next big thing?
Joe Rivers reviews...Gil Scott-Heron I'm New Here
When once there were Pieces Of A Man, Gil Scott-Heron comes “full circle” with I’m New Here.
Sean Caldwell reviews...Zu The Way of the Animal Powers (Reissue)
Out-of-print for five years, Zu’s The Way of the Animal Powers is being reintroduced to obscurity.
Sean Caldwell generalizes about jazz, noise and Zu...Iggy Pop Préliminaires
“It’s preliminary, uh, to…(*mutters*)… it’s a step in a certain direction musically for me but, uh, because it was a slim volume, I called it that. Um, I wouldn’t be forthcoming if I also didn’t mention that, in French, it means ‘foreplay.’” – Iggy Pop, excerpt from an interview on NPR, 6.1.09
Sean Caldwell reviews...Wildbirds & Peacedrums The Snake
Meet the anti-Ting Tings: Sweden's Wildbirds & Peacedrums.
David Coleman is excited...Elephant9 Dodovoodoo
Fusing rock sensibility with experience and technique, Norway's Elephant9 create a genuine dynamic improvisational groove.
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