http://www.popmatters.com/pm/books/reviews/9180/the-doors-by-the-doors-by-the-doors-with-ben-fong-torres/ The Doors by The Doors and Ben Fong-Torres Hyperion November 2006, 304 pages, $45.00 The Doors: The Complete Illustrated Lyrics by Danny Sugarman Hyperion November 2006, 208 pages, $19.95…
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/8354/oliver-nelson-screamin-the-blues/ Oliver Nelson Screamin’ the Blues (Prestige) US release date: 18 July 2006 UK release date: 28 August 2006 by Sean G. Murphy Screamin’ the Blues: Nothing Abstract About This…
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/7013/stanton-moore-iii/ Stanton Moore III (Telarc) US release date: 26 September 2006 UK release date: 30 October 2006 by Sean G. Murphy A Native Son Makes an Unwavering Statement for the…
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/7697/the-pretenders-pretenders/ by Sean G. Murphy Meet the New Boss — Same As the Old Boss or, The Great Pretenders If you were a certain age in the early ‘80s—say, old…
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/6662/african-head-charge-off-the-beaten-track/ African Head Charge Off the Beaten Track (Anthology Recordings) US release date: 4 October 2006 by Sean G. Murphy World Music from Another World Think you haven’t heard African…
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/6591/charles-mingus-music-written-for-monterey-1965-not-heard/ Charles Mingus Music Written for Monterey, 1965. Not Heard … Played in Its Entirety, at UCLA (Sunnyside) US release date: 26 September 2006 UK release date: 2 October 2006…
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/4938/steely-dan-the-definitive-collection/ Steely Dan The Definitive Collection (Geffen) by Sean G. Murphy Not Much New at Their Old School. And That’s Cool. Steely Dan will not be denied. At this rate,…
Forever Never Changes: Arthur Lee R.I.P. http://www.popmatters.com/music/features/060810-arthur-lee.shtml 10 August 2006 Contrary to popular opinion, the great American novel has, in fact, already been written. The problem is, it is not…
Spring ‘06(from the liner notes of the 2003 reissue of A Love Supreme): “Boosted by a crescendo of piano chords, Coltrane steps in at full throttle. In a relatively small…
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