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Riffs, Rants and Rumors: Mark Eitzel Won't Be a Stranger
posted: August 15, 2012
Mark Eitzel is almost pathologically disinclined to talk shit. Even in situations where it might be in his best interest to offer up some sort of self-serving statement, he seems practically honor-bound to push a…
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Riffs, Rants and Rumors: Renaissance's Prog Rock Rebirth
posted: August 8, 2012
It’s something that I didn’t think I’d be doing again is the first comment out of Annie Haslam‘s mouth about the revitalization of Renaissance, the legendary British prog-rock band she led to fame in the…
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Riffs, Rants and Rumors: Searching For Sugar Man With Rodriguez Documentary Director
posted: August 1, 2012
In the late ˜60s and early ˜70s, you could scarcely swing a Gibson acoustic without hitting a great singer/songwriter whose work went unappreciated by all but a tiny cult following. Some of them got a…
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Riffs, Rants and Rumors: The Zombies and The Left Banke, Live in Baroque Pop Heaven
posted: July 25, 2012
Like so many other things, it all began with The Beatles. The style that came to be known variously as baroque pop, orchestral pop, chamber pop, etc. can basically be traced back to 1966, when…
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Riffs, Rants and Rumors: The Grateful Dead Come Alive in 'Dark Stars and Anti-Matter'
posted: July 18, 2012
For many people, The Grateful Dead have always been a love-it-or-hate-it proposition. The band’s slavishly devoted army of Deadheads (which still exists today, turning up to see Furthur, the band that includes erstwhile GD singer/guitarist…
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Riffs, Rants and Rumors: How Tom Trumped Bruce on 'Live Anthology'
posted: July 11, 2012
Within the upper echelon of heartland rock, at this late date, it all boils down to a crucial question: Springsteen or Petty? The third member of the Holy Trinity, Bob Seger, more or less took…
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