Yearly Archives
2009
Take It From The Top: Richard Hell
"1980. The sun comes up. My eyes open. Uh oh ... I've woken up again. The bed smells nasty, but it smells like home. It smells like a refuge. It's the way the…
Nicholas Galanin: What Have We Become?
Tlingit/Aleut artist Nicholas Galanin has posted an exquisite collection of book sculptures featuring 3D-reliefs of faces and traditional Tlingit forms.
DAN HICKS AND THE HOT LICKS’ “Tangled Tales”
(Surfdog, 2009): Hicks was the ultimate hipster when he launched his recording career back in the '70s with a unique blend of acoustic swing and Gypsy jazz that…
BOB DYLAN’s “Together Through Life”
(Columbia, 2009): I always end up approaching a new Dylan album with palpable excitement leavened with just a pinch of fear of disappointment. "Together Through…
GAUCHO’s “Deep Night”
(Gaucho, 2009): While most of ever-growing parade of neo-Hot Club bands aim to dazzle with their instrumental virtosity, this swinging little six-piece San…