Neville Brothers : Great American Radio Volume 3 – Telluride Jazz Festival, Colorado, June 8, 2008 - Favourite Album Reviews |
In our 'Re: View' section, in which our writers look back at albums from the past, Carl Bookstein, reflects on a solid 2008 concert recording from the legendary New Orleans soul group the Neville Brothers.
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Lovetones : Interview - Interviews |
Carl Bookstein speaks exclusively to Matthew J Tow, the frontman with Australian psychedelic pop act the Lovetones about his band's lengthy career and their forthcoming 2020 album 'Myriad'.
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Otis Rush : Live in Boston, 1973 - Favourite Album Reviews |
Carl Bookstein finds Chicago Blues guitar great Otis Rush's 'Live in Boston' album which was recorded in 1973 captures him in fine form.
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Al Kooper and Mike Bloomfield : Fillmore East: The Lost Concert Tapes 12/13/68 - Favourite Album Reviews |
Carl Bookstein finds that the great instrumental pairing of Al Kooper and Mike Bloomfield shines on 'The Lost Concert Tapes 12/13/68'.
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Carl Bookstein : Ticket Rewind - Features |
In the latest edition to our new column 'Ticket Rewind', Pennyblackmusic writer Carl Bookstein looks back at concert tickets from his past.
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Byrds : Byrdsmaniax - Favourite Album Reviews |
In our 'Re:View' section, in which we look back at albums from the past, Carl Bookstein examines 'Byrdmaniax', 1960's California folk rock legends the Byrds' recently re-released 1971 album.
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Paul Kantner and Grace Slick : Sunfighter - Favourite Album Reviews |
Carl Bookstein reflects on Paul Kantner and Grace Slick of San Francisco’s Jefferson Airplane's musically innovative 1971 album 'Sunfighter', which has recently been reissued,
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Pennyblackmusic : Ten Songs That Made Me Love... - Features |
In our ongoing series, 'Ten Songs That Made Me Love…' Pennyblack writer Carl Bookstein revisits ten songs that made him love Pennyblackmusic.
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Roger Mcguinn : Peace On You - Favourite Album Reviews |
Carl Bookstein reflects on 'Peace on You', the 1974 second solo album from Byrds founder, singer and guitarist Roger McGuinn which has just been reissued.
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Richie Havens : Richard P. Havens, 1983 - Favourite Album Reviews |
Carl Bookstein finds that Richie Havens’ double album 'Richard P. Havens, 1983', which was released in 1969, just before the Woodstock Festival, proves a fine time capsule.
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Widespread Panic : Light Fuse, Get Away - Favourite Album Reviews |
Carl Bookstein examines American jam band Widespread Panic's recently reissued 1998 live album 'Light Fuse, Get Away'
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John Lennon : Ten Songs That Made Me Love... - Features |
Carl Bookstein looks back at the music of John Lennon and the Beatles and ten songs that made him love the iconic singer and songwriter.
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Miranda Lee Richards : Interview - Interviews |
Carl Bookstein speaks with Los Angeles based singer songwriter Miranda Lee Richards about the unsettling state of the world and her topical new album ‘Existential Beast’.
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Brewer and Shipley : Profile - Profiles |
Carl Bookstein examines four late 1960's/early 1970's albums by the folk rock duo Brewer and Shipley, which have been re-released on a two disc CD set.
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Walter Becker : 1950-2017: A Tribute - Profiles |
In memory of Walter Becker of Steely Dan who died earlier this month, Carl Bookstein looks back philosophically on the impact of Steely Dan on his own life.
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Dickey Betts and Great Southern : Southern Rock Jam - Favourite Album Reviews |
Carl Bookstein examines 'Southern Rock Jam', a recently reissued collection of the work of Dickey Betts and Great Southern on the Arista Label in the late 1970's.
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Gregg Allman : 1947-2017 - Profiles |
Carl Bookstein pays tribute to Gregg Allman of the Southern Rock band the Allman Brothers, who died in May at the age of 69.
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Seafoam Green : Interview - Interviews |
Dublin born, Liverpool based musician Dave O’Grady of Seafoam Green speaks with Carl Bookstein about the debut album 'Topanga Mansion'.
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Terry Dolan : Terry Dolan - Favourite Album Reviews |
Carl Bookstein examines San Francisco-based singer-songwriter Terry Dolan’s posthumously released self-titled 1972 debut album which features fine songwriting and a cast of brilliant musicians
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Water Hill Music Fest : Ann Arbor, 1/5/2016 - Live Reviews |
Carl Bookstein attends a unique one day local music festival, the Water Hill Music Fest, in Ann Arbor in which bands play their sets from their front gardens and porches
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Breathless : Interview - Interviews |
Lead singer Dominic Appleton of London-based quartet Breathless speaks with Carl Bookstein about music and the current re-release of their 1999 album 'Blue Moon'
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Love : Reel to Real - Favourite Album Reviews |
Carl Bookstein reflects upon the re-release of Love’s previously largely unnoticed 1974 album 'Reel to Real' and singer songwriter Arthur Lee’s rewarding soul music approach
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Breathless : Blue Moon - Favourite Album Reviews |
Carl Bookstein reflects on London based quartet Breathless' evocative, atmospheric and melancholy fifth album 'Blue Moon', which originally released in 1999, is about to be reissued
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Jefferson Starship : Profile - Profiles |
Carl Bookstein examines Jefferson Starship’s career including their work in the 2000s which yields mixed but sometimes compelling results on 'Jefferson’s Tree of Liberty' and 'Soiled Dove'
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Rick Danko : Profile - Profiles |
Carl Bookstein reflects on the career of The Band's bassist Rick Danko and looks at a new in-depth four disc all live collection of Danko's which expands from the 1970s across to the 1990s
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