Category Archives: Music

Metalhead: An Essay

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Allen

I’ve never made any bones about the fact that I was (I guess I should say am) a big fan of 1980s pop metal. I’ve written before about my five favorite metal concerts; I wrote an entire post about Bon … Continue reading →

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100-Word Review: Dave Matthews Band’s “Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King”

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Allen

The spirit of former Dave Matthews Band saxophonist LeRoi Moore, who died during recording from complications from an ATV accident, infuses every bit of Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King.  His licks open and end the album, and Matthews sings … Continue reading →

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100-Word Review: Metric’s “Fantasies”

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Allen

Metric provide catchy, edgy New Wave which blindsided me, burrowed its way into my brain, pitched a tent, rolled out its sleeping bag and now refuses to leave.  Emily Haines’ voice, which vacillates between sweet and throaty, isn’t overpowering or … Continue reading →

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100-Word Review: Tinted Windows

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Allen

Supergroups aren’t so much in vogue anymore, but Tinted Windows — Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger (bass), Smashing Pumpkins’ James Iha (guitar), Hanson’s Taylor Hanson (vocals — yes, really, that Taylor Hanson) and Cheap Trick’s Bun E. Carlos (drums) — … Continue reading →

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100-Word Review: Tori Amos’ Abnormally Addicted to Sin

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Allen

If Little Earthquakes was a towering first-inning leadoff home run, Tori Amos‘ last few albums have all been solid stand-up doubles.  The Beekeeper was a Pete Rose-style sliding-headfirst triple.  Abormally Addicted to Sin, though, is a weak hit into the … Continue reading →

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