10/19/2026

Renaissance- Ashes Are Burning (1973) ****

John McLaughlin- Extrapolation (1969) ***1/2

Sam Cooke- Night Beat (1963) ****

Elvis Costello & The Attractions- Almost Blue (1981) ***

Blue Oyster Cult- Mirrors (1979) ****

Quiet Sun- Mainstream: 2026 Mix (1975/2026) ***1/2

NRBQ- Workshop (1972) ****

Cyanide Pills- Still Bored (2013) ****

Elvis Presley- Blue Hawaii (1961) ****

10/18/2026

Snooks Eaglin- The First Decade-1953-1962 (2022) ***

Sandy Denny- Sandy (1972) ****

Nicole Atkins- Drama (2026) ****

Deep Purple- Come Taste The Band (1975) ****

Ultravox- Systems Of Romance (1978) ****

Fontaines D.C.- Dopamine Chamber (2026) **1/2

10/17/2026

iPod on Shuffle:
Son Of A Preacher Man- The Gaylettes 
London Lady- The Stranglers
My Valentine- Rhett Miller
Unreal World- The Godfathers
Judge Not- Bob Marley
Revolution- Charlie Hunter Quartet
Gun In Every Room- Bruce Springsteen
Bitter Blue- Cat Stevens
One Way Love- Bryan Ferry
Somewhere In Hollywood- 10cc
The Leopard- Robyn Hitchcock
Africa- The Meters
Endorphinemachine- Prince
Soul Groovin'- The Equals
Remember- John Lennon
Know By Now- Robert Palmer
Echoes Round The Sun- Paul Weller 

World Party- Goodbye Jumbo (1990) ****

The Psychedelic Furs- Mirror Moves (1984) **** 

Donna Summer- Walk Away: The Best Of 1977-1980 (1980) ****

10/16/2026

Buffalo Springfield- S/T (1966) ****

The Brothers Gillespie- Kingfisher (2026) ***

Pete Roth Trio featuring Bill Bruford- San Sebastian, 7/23/25 (2025) ***1/2

Stevie Wonder- Innervisions (1973) ****

Nine Inch Nails- Pretty Hate Machine (1989) ****

Queen- The Game (1980) ****

Paul & Linda McCartney- Ram (1971)- ****

Lee Dorsey- Yes We Can (1970) ****

The Beat- S/T (1979) ***1/2

Fiction Plane- Everything Will Never Be OK (2003) ****

Cyanide Pills- Soundtrack To The New Cold War (2023) ****

10/15/2026

W.A.M.M.- Live At The Columns, New Orleans: 10/13/2026 (2026) ****

David Jahson- Natty Chase The Barber Away (1978) ***1/2

The Equals- Sensational Equals (1968) ***1/2

Dion & The Belmonts- Together Again (1967) ****

Tony Levin Band- Santa Cruz, 6/15/00 (2000) ***1/2

The Equals- Equals Explosion (1967) ***1/2

Joe Jackson Band - Volume 4 (2003) ****

 

 

• W.A.M.M. is Brad Walker, Joe Ashlar, Martin Masakowski and Stanton Moore and they just kicked off a new residency at The Columns Hotel. They will be playing one Tuesday a month through 2026, and possibly beyond, and then head to Dockside Studios in Lafayette to make a record. The music here is much different than anything I've heard from Stanton. This has a more modern jazz feel and the playing by all four is of course, outstanding. The Billie Eilish and NIN covers were particularly intense. It's HERE for a few days, if you're interested. Pretty solid recording of both sets, though the between song banter is nearly impossible to hear.

10/14/2026

James Booker- Junco Partner (1976) ****

The Iguanas- Plastic Silver 9-Volt Heart (2003) ****

Derrick Morgan- Love City (1979) **

The Allman Brothers w/Eric Clapton & Susan Tedeschi- Beacon Theatre, NYC: 3/19/09 (2009) ***

Led Zeppelin- Houses Of The Holy (1973) ****

Pantera- Cowboys From Hell (1990) ***

The Rifles- No Love Lost (2013) ****

Black Sabbath- Vol. 4 (1972) ***1/2

The Beatles- The Early Beatles: 2024 MONO RM (1965/2024) ****

The Rolling Stones- Stripped (1995) ****

The Rolling Stones- Steel Wheels (1989) ****

T. Rex- Dandy In the Underworld (1977) ***1/2

 

 

• Derrick Morgan is a reggae legend but his "Love City" is a third rate attempt at soul music. I should have known better than to give it a shot. 

 

10/13/2026

Cimafunk- Pa' Tu Cuerpa (2024) **

The Mothers Of Invention- Freak Out: 60th Anniversary MONO Mix (1966/2026) ***

Twin Temple- Doomed Lovers (2026) ****

Genesis- From Genesis To Revelation: 2026 Remix (1969/2026) ****

Todd Rundgren- Live At The Ritz, NYC: 8/6/89 (2026) ***1/2

Utopia- POV (1985) ****

The Strokes- Is This It? (2001) ****

• The new Zappa remaster sounds great! Too bad half of that record is crap. Def in need of a new edit.

• The new Twin Temple sounds like a demonic Patsy Cline session, and that is a big compliment. Loved it.

• The first time I heard the first Genesis album was six years after it was released. I was a full on fanboy after "Foxtrot," "Selling England...," "The Lamb Lies Down..." and "A Trick Of The Tail." Imagine my surprise when I heard "Revelation." It was a gut punch. But now, all these years later, I love it. Gabriel fronting a British baroque pop and folk band? Yes please. And this new remix is fantastic!