39 albums on, fans have come to expect a similar temperament from Neil Young’s releases. Reflecting both his acoustic and electric sides, Colorado in many ways picks up where he left off on his earlier records. Truth be told, it has been way too long since Young has made a genuinely great album of original material, and with a name like Colorado, it seriously falls short of much of the modern Americana music that has been born from that region. Yet, this doesn’t surprise me, and for long time fans of Young, this album will comfortably fit into their collection, adding his rage and discourse on the current state of our world. The appeal of Colorado is his reuniting with the loose rockin’… Continue Reading

When looking for some smart music, reach for the second release by IQ, my shortened acronym for the Sirkis/Bialas International Quartet’s, a collaboration between drummer Asaf Sirkis and vocalist Sylvia Bialas. Formed in 2014 among four creative musicians exploring the ties across multiple genres, one can easily hear how the quartet has been strongly influenced by the subsoil of their regional musical cultures. Released in October 2019, “Our New Earth” crosses outside the borders of jazz into fusion, progressive rock, contemporary classical, Polish folk, and world beat influences from South India and the Middle East. Followers of the MoonJune record label know that this single man label… Continue Reading

Shredding the expectations formed from Mansum’s smashing 1997 debut “Attack of the Grey Lantern,” this 1998 sophomore release titled “Six” finds the band in a more experimental creation which instantly became a cult classic. Now, a deluxe 3 CD and 1 DVD limited special edition of their infectious and audacious “Six” has been remastered from the original master tapes by Jon Astley. The compact discs feature the complete album, a disc of demos, rarities and outtakes, plus the B-side album “The Dead Flowers Reject. The best part is the DVD which contains the album's first ever 5.1 surround sound mix available in DTS 48kHz / 24-bit and Dolby Digital AC3 by long-time collaborator P-Dub that are… Continue Reading