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    Thom Rotella 4-Tet - Out Of The Blues (review)

    Thom Rotella 4-Tet Out Of The Blues

    Thom Rotella 4-Tet - Out Of The Blues (Four Bar Music)

    Out Of The Blues comes brilliant jazz. Guitarist Thom Rotella takes a back to basics approach on this fabulous album, his first in 5 years. Planting both feet firmly in the blues, he creates jazz that is truly awe inspiring… READ MORE

    Retro Video Blast: Wanda Jackson, The Queen of Rockabilly, sings Hard Headed Woman

    Vintage footage of the one, the only, the Queen of Rockabilly, Wanda Jackson…

    Read Rockabilly Reviews:

    Welcome to the Club - Early Female Rockabilly

    Janis Martin and Elvis Presley - Janis and Elvis

    Buddy Holly - Not Fade Away: The Complete 1957 Recordings

    Hometown Gamblers - Dypsomania

    Ringo Starr - Ringo 5.1 - The Surround Sound Collection (review)

    Ringo Starr Ring 5.1

    Ringo Starr - Ringo 5.1 - The Surround Sound Collection (2 Discs; Koch; KOC-CD-4496)

    On this compilation of tracks from recent solo albums, Ringo Starr offers up a heapin’ helpin’ of The Big Jangle. And honestly, who better? As one quarter of the band that practically invented The Big Jangle, he’s entitled. Songs such as “Fading In And Fading Out” and “Choose Love” are bound to bring a wistful smile to the face of any Fab Four fan… READ MORE

    Retro Video Blast: Bobby Darin sings “This Isn’t Heaven” from “State Fair”

    Read Bobby Darin reviews:

    Bobby Darin - Mack is Back DVD

    Bobby Darin - Early Bobby Darin

    Bobby Darin - Sings the Shadow of Your Smile / In A Broadway Bag

    Tremblers - Twice Nightly (review)

    Tremblers Twice Nightly

    Tremblers - Twice Nightly (Cherry Red; CDM Red 343)

    No question, The Tremblers do tremble. With a sound somewhere between The Cars and Lene Lovich, Peter Noone’s post-Herman’s Hermits New Wave pop outfit trembles, shakes, shimmies, and indeed, rocks. Formed in 1980 as a declaration of musical independence, this catchy quintet had all the charm of the Hermits, but without the creative restraints inherent in a pop music franchise… READ MORE