We’re with Them (the Red Hot Chili Peppers)
We’re old enough that we remember seeing the Red Hot Chili Peppers back in the days when they performed in nothing more than strategically placed socks. In a recent NPR interview, singer Anthony Kiedis...
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A child of the 70s, we grew up on The Muppet Show. The quirky songs, bold offbeat humor and charming sensitivity put it in a category with few other TV programs—something our parents were as excited to...
View ArticleTegan and Sara live album benefits from bonus disc
Indie pop duo Tegan and Sara isn’t exactly the kind of act that you’d expect would sound much different live. So it’s a bit odd that the band opted to put out a live album. And yet, Get Along, which...
View ArticleFor Every Season and Sentiment: Magnetic Fields’“69 Love Songs”
We’ve reached the 13th anniversary of the Magnetic Fields‘ landmark release, 69 Love Songs, and – after many recent listenings – it occurs to me this 3-CD set could use a reappraisal. When it initially...
View ArticleWhopperjaw Album Review: Yo La Tengo’s Fade
From the hypnotizing double entendre “Ohm” throughout the rest of the album, Fade is the work of a self-assured, comfortable – but never complacent – group of musicians. Yo La Tengo keeps challenging...
View ArticleRichard Thompson: His new release, Electric, belongs in your playlist
In addition to being the seventh track on Richard Thompson‘s new CD, Electric (out February 5 on New West Records), “Where’s Home?” is also an appropriate question for the musician Rolling Stone...
View ArticleSusan SurfTone: More than cool riffs
Both surfing and surf rock are commonly associated with, well, dudes. But Susan SurfTone, who’s played guitar since age nine (she picked up her first one in 1964), has been a figure in instrumental...
View ArticleSome Sets Cut Short: Day 1 Lollapalooza 2017
Onto every music festival a little rain must fall. Check out Whopperjaw's take on Day One of Lollapalooza 2017. The post Some Sets Cut Short: Day 1 Lollapalooza 2017 appeared first on Whopperjaw.
View ArticleWe’re with Them (the Red Hot Chili Peppers)
We’re old enough that we remember seeing the Red Hot Chili Peppers back in the days when they performed in nothing more than strategically placed socks. In a recent NPR interview, singer Anthony Kiedis...
View ArticleThe Green Album
A child of the 70s, we grew up on The Muppet Show. The quirky songs, bold offbeat humor and charming sensitivity put it in a category with few other TV programs—something our parents were as excited to...
View ArticleTegan and Sara live album benefits from bonus disc
Indie pop duo Tegan and Sara isn’t exactly the kind of act that you’d expect would sound much different live. So it’s a bit odd that the band opted to put out a live album. And yet, Get Along, which...
View ArticleFor Every Season and Sentiment: Magnetic Fields’“69 Love Songs”
We’ve reached the 13th anniversary of the Magnetic Fields‘ landmark release, 69 Love Songs, and – after many recent listenings – it occurs to me this 3-CD set could use a reappraisal. When it initially...
View ArticleWhopperjaw Album Review: Yo La Tengo’s Fade
From the hypnotizing double entendre “Ohm” throughout the rest of the album, Fade is the work of a self-assured, comfortable – but never complacent – group of musicians. Yo La Tengo keeps challenging...
View ArticleRichard Thompson: His new release, Electric, belongs in your playlist
In addition to being the seventh track on Richard Thompson‘s new CD, Electric (out February 5 on New West Records), “Where’s Home?” is also an appropriate question for the musician Rolling Stone...
View ArticleSusan SurfTone: More than cool riffs
Both surfing and surf rock are commonly associated with, well, dudes. But Susan SurfTone, who’s played guitar since age nine (she picked up her first one in 1964), has been a figure in instrumental...
View ArticleSome Sets Cut Short: Day 1 Lollapalooza 2017
Onto every music festival a little rain must fall. Check out Whopperjaw's take on Day One of Lollapalooza 2017. The post Some Sets Cut Short: Day 1 Lollapalooza 2017 appeared first on Whopperjaw.
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