The Charlie Daniels Band – Off the Grid: Doin’ it Dylan
The "off the grid" part of the title refers to the fact that it is all acoustic; yet, do not be fooled into thinking that this is a quiet album. The Charlie Daniels Band are in high gear on this...
View ArticleHendrick’s Gin
While utilizing juniper—the trademark botanical of all gins—Hendrick's gin is marked most by the infusion of rose petal (Bulgarian Rosa Damascena) and cucumber. It is the flavor of this latter...
View ArticleElaine Stritch and “Two’s Company”
The media is full of those paying articulate tribute to Stritch as a legend of Broadway and the stage, but I can't do that, having never seen her perform live. I do have a lot of respect for those who...
View Article“When Death Comes Creepin’ (Whatcha Gonna Do?)”– Bob Dylan and a Few Good...
There are at last three recordings in existence: that Witmark demo, which was chronologically the last of the three, and two earlier ones that appeared on the limited edition Copyright Extension...
View ArticleTaylor Swift –“Welcome to New York”
Boy, do I love songs about New York City. It’s a helluva town. From the good old “New York, New York,” to the less old “Theme from New York, New York,” from the lovely Dinah Washington singing Rodgers’...
View ArticleBob Dylan Live at the Beacon Theatre, New York
Last night Bob Dylan played the first of a series of five concerts at New York City’s Beacon Theatre, the final stand of his current tour.
View ArticleCerys Matthews – A Child’s Christmas, Poems and Tiger Eggs
What the heck is a tiger egg? Well, once, in an interview, Dylan Thomas said of himself (as a younger poet): I wrote endless imitations, though I never thought them to be imitations, but rather...
View Article(Review) Bob Dylan – Shadows In The Night
I’ve long harbored the sense that it’s a bit farcical of yours truly to “review” a new Bob Dylan album; being as much of a fan as I obviously am, my enthusiasms tend to run over: I get carried away...
View ArticleAndy Statman at Charles Street
If you’re ever visiting New York City (or indeed if you live in the area) and are looking for a truly only-in-New-York thing to do, you could most certainly do no better than to check Andy Statman’s...
View ArticleFrank Sinatra’s In the Wee Small Hours
Consisting of songs which were mostly written many years earlier and by a variety of composers, the album somehow seems to be telling the story of one particular man's love, loss and yearning. Each...
View ArticleA Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra
(Bringing this out of the archives to mark Frank Sinatra’s centenary) There’s a communal feeling about most Christmas music. Maybe this is because we generally hear the songs in the company of others,...
View ArticleFrank Sinatra’s 1957 Christmas Special (with Bing Crosby)
Directed by Frank Sinatra himself, and sponsored by the good people of Bulova and Chesterfield, it’s surely one of the classiest Christmas specials ever to go out over the airwaves: twenty-five minutes...
View ArticleBob Dylan, “Melancholy Mood”
It is (in the sense of those things these days) Bob Dylan’s hot new single: “Melancholy Mood.” The song is best known from its recording by Harry James and his Orchestra, with brand new boy singer...
View ArticleBob Dylan – Fallen Angels (and Rising Prayers)
There's so much one could say about this album, precisely because it was designed to have endless depth. That depth is in the songs, the singing, the playing, as well as the gorgeousness of the...
View ArticleBob Dylan Live at the Beacon Theatre, New York
Last night Bob Dylan played the first of a series of five concerts at New York City’s Beacon Theatre, the final stand of his current tour. The post Bob Dylan Live at the Beacon Theatre, New York...
View ArticleCerys Matthews – A Child’s Christmas, Poems and Tiger Eggs
What the heck is a tiger egg? Well, once, in an interview, Dylan Thomas said of himself (as a younger poet): I wrote endless imitations, though I never thought them to be imitations, but rather...
View Article(Review) Bob Dylan – Shadows In The Night
I’ve long harbored the sense that it’s a bit farcical of yours truly to “review” a new Bob Dylan album; being as much of a fan as I obviously am, my enthusiasms tend to run over: I get carried away...
View ArticleAndy Statman at Charles Street
If you’re ever visiting New York City (or indeed if you live in the area) and are looking for a truly only-in-New-York thing to do, you could most certainly do no better than to check Andy Statman’s...
View ArticleFrank Sinatra’s In the Wee Small Hours
Consisting of songs which were mostly written many years earlier and by a variety of composers, the album somehow seems to be telling the story of one particular man's love, loss and yearning. Each...
View ArticleA Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra
(Bringing this out of the archives to mark Frank Sinatra’s centenary) There’s a communal feeling about most Christmas music. Maybe this is because we generally hear the songs in the company of others,...
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