2007 - The Year in Recorded Musical Performances, Pt. 1

Categories: Albums, Music, Reviews

Compiling Best of/Worst of music lists is always a risky endeavor. Inevitably you’ll have a bunch of people who are upset because this band or that song was either left off, placed too highly, or included at all. Luckily for me I don’t give a crap what anyone else thinks. That being [...]

Compiling Best of/Worst of music lists is always a risky endeavor. Inevitably you'll have a bunch of people who are upset because this band or that song was either left off, placed too highly, or included at all. Luckily for me I don't give a crap what anyone else thinks. That being said, I am including the caveat that I am only one man and simply don't have as much time to listen to and absorb music as I ... Read on, Daddy-O

Album reviews - Icky Thump/Anonymous

Categories: Albums, Music, Reviews

Today I’m reviewing two new albums that could not be more different - The White Stripes’ Icky Thump and Tomahawk’s Anonymous. Well, they are alike in one key respect: they are both the end-result of artists who clearly care about their craft and go to great lengths to create music that will be anything [...]

Today I'm reviewing two new albums that could not be more different - The White Stripes' Icky Thump and Tomahawk's Anonymous. Well, they are alike in one key respect: they are both the end-result of artists who clearly care about their craft and go to great lengths to create music that will be anything but disposable. First to the White Stripes. If I had to guess, I'd say Jack White was revitalized by his work with The Raconteurs. While the ... Read on, Daddy-O