Music Reviews: ‘Next Stop Is Vietnam,’ plus Kinky Friedman and Billy Joe Shaver
One of the most comprehensive and imaginatively assembled box sets ever released on any subject. Also, Friedman and Shaver in concert in 2002.
Music Reviews: The Beatles’ ‘Let It Be’ Special Edition, plus Sean Rowe, Lizard Music, and Mark Rogers
The latest in a series of Beatles box sets focuses on 1970’s ‘Let It Be’ and includes a previously unreleased alternate version of the album.
Music Reviews: Tennessee Ernie Ford and Brinsley Schwarz, plus Jeremy Ferrara, Tony Kamel, Noel McKay, and Nathan Bell
Standouts from Tennessee Ernie Ford’s long career, a solo outing from veteran British rocker Brinsley Schwarz, and more new releases.
Music Reviews: New Albums Pay Tribute to Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, Led Zeppelin, and Walter Hyatt of Uncle Walt’s Band
The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde delivers superb Dylan covers while artists whose talent is larger than their reputations interpret Lightfoot.
Music Review: Bob Dylan’s ‘Springtime in New York’ Mines His 1980–1985 Archives
The excellent latest edition of Bob Dylan’s ‘Bootleg Series’ focuses on material from the early 1980s.
Music Reviews: Ruth Brown, Laura Nyro, Dori Freeman, James McMurtry, Al Ross & the Planets, Bren Holmes, & Chillingsworth Surfingham
An anthology from R&B queen Ruth Brown, Laura Nyro at age 18, a Dori Freeman gem, and more new releases you ought to hear.
By Jeff Burger 