It’s been a while since my last review, but I was on a bit of a dry spell in terms of seeing shows. Anyway, for a change of pace, I recently went to see a hip-hop show at BB King’s, even though I usually find that most hip-hop shows suck ass for a variety of [...]

This is my final column for 411mania.com, originally posted here. Music That Matters Mike Agranoff – The Modern Folk Musician This is just a fun, folksy album that got a lot of play back in my days as “DJ Scooter” at WHRW-FM. I liked to play all 20 minutes of “Ballad of the Sandman” at [...]

Music That Matters The Beatles – Hey Jude Not really a “Beatles album” as much as it was a collection of B-sides and singles that were never on a proper LP, this 1970 release includes some of my favorite Beatles tunes, including the very underrated George Harrison composition “Old Brown Shoe” and of course, “Hey [...]

Prince, Benzos, The Stills, Madison Strays, Jazzanova guy, Ayro One of the main perks of living in New York City is the sheer amount of music you can experience live. For example, last Friday, July 9th, I got to check out not one, but two FREE shows. Of course, I balanced out the free shows [...]

A new column name & format, ribbed for your pleasure… Music That Matters Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral There’s something I really dig about the idea of Dave Grohl drumming for NIN, yet I’m not sure why…. Said But True “Once upon a time not too long ago, the Feds wanted all my [...]

So if you don’t already know, Bonnaroo is a three-day music festival that has been taking place in Tennessee every June for the last three years. It’s kind of a hippie thing, and each year it’s been getting more and more popular, and the size of the crowd has grown to 90,000 people, all camping [...]

For Your Listening Pleasure Various Artists – No Alternative Said But True “They say it takes two years to get over something like that… Then it gets better, you can move on. But then, eight years later, it all starts coming back, all over again.” – Courtney Love, in an interview with MTV’s Kurt Loder [...]

For Your Listening Pleasure The Beta Band – Hot Shots II Said But True “China making a test tube baby is like Mexico making a test tube cockroach.” – Jimmy Kimmel Feedback Fallout Thanks to everyone that sent me feedback on Howard Stern/FCC and some of my recent CD reviews. For those of you who [...]

Re-posted with permission from 411mania.com. “If at first you don’t succeed, try again for me.” The Cooper Temple Clause – “Talking To A Brick Wall” Supposedly, The Cooper Temple Clause – who’s Kick Up The Fire, And Let The Flames Break Loose was released on RCA Records on February 24 – have yet to learn [...]

For Your Listening Pleasure Ashley MacIsaac – Hi How Are You Today? Said But True “It’s the end of free speech … It’s really the end. This country is nuts and George W. Bush has to go. If you are a fan of mine, and I reach millions of people, just get him out of [...]