Music Review: Music Inspired by the Film Scott Walker: 30 Century Man

Like many people, director Stephen Kijak has a bit of a passion for the mysterious musician Scott Walker (the stage name of Noel Scott Engel). The difference between Stephen Kijak and others, though, is that he decided to turn his passion into a documentary film, interviewing as many artists as he could find to discuss […]

Music Review: Bob Dylan’s new one drags (The Plainfield Sun)
“Together Through Life” lets down listeners. This is a batch of mostly pedestrian compositions in a bluesy style, with Los Lobos’ David Hidalgo’s accordion giving several of the cuts a Tex-Mex feel. “My Wife’s Home Town” (that would be hell) with blues maestro Willie Dixon getting a co-writing credit, and “It’s All Good” best flash a nimble wit.

Rumors Heard in MySpace, Vol. II, Episode 4
Damn. Another overly hectic and superbly busy month has come and gone. In fact, it’s been so damn busy this month that I never found the time to surf in and out of the nooks and crannies of MySpace like I usually do. But don’t think for one minute that I’m gonna’ let you Waveriders down. Ho no. I was still able to spend some quality time looking under some of the cyber rocks and peer in those deep and cavernous virtual crevices. The flight plan this month is sketchy at best. I’m not gonna’ lie t

Music review: Australian Chamber Orchestra (San Francisco Chronicle)
For vitality, elegance, playfulness and technical prowess - all the qualities you want in a chamber ensemble, really - it would be hard to top the Australian Chamber Orchestra, which made one of its rare but indispensable visits to the Bay Area on Sunday…

Music Review: Sabbath at its best (again) with Dio (AP via Yahoo! News)
Heaven and Hell, “The Devil You Know” (Rhino)

Music Review: Students sing Ben Folds a cappella (AP via Yahoo! News)
Ben Folds, “Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella!” (Epic)

Neko Case & Crooked Fingers @ State Theatre
Neko Case played a strong set Sunday night at the State Theatre that showed her amazing voice and her consistently great songwriting, both of which have helped to set her apart as one of the best female singer-songwriters of the last few years.Case, backed by a stellar five piece band, played a 90 minute set that highlighted her last few studio albums. The band, which at various times featured banjo, electric and acoustic guitars, electric and upright bass, backup vocals and steel guitar, was an

Prong - Power of the Damn MiXXXer
Nine out of ten times when someone tells me that there’s a remix album on its way I run the opposite direction as fast as humanly possible. You see, I generally associate the word remix with the music found in dance clubs or the stuff of a self absorbed DJ looking to imprint his own sound into an existing piece of art. Most of the time, the remixed musical release doesn’t really offer any new dimension to the original version, so really . . . why bother? But then comes along Field General Tommy