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• A discussion of the collector's recording Joe Meek - Meeky Meeky: Random Flakes Vol. 1
• A feature covering Willie Little's Juke Joint, a traveling art installation
• A conversation with Jamie & Steve (Jamie Hoover & Steve Stoeckel) from the Spongetones on their duo album English Afterthoughts
• A report on a recent concert by Dhani Harrison's group thenewno2
• An interview with John Weathers and Derek Shulman of 1970s progressive group Gentle Giant
• An interview with Smithereens drummer Dennis Diken on the release of his new album
• A report from the September 2009 Charlotte Pop Fest
• An interview with Damon Fox of Bigelf
• A feature on Ozric Tentacles in concert
• A wide-ranging conversation with Jethro Tull's leader/founder Ian Anderson
• A conversation with Pink Floyd tribute band The Machine
• A feature on Paul Heumiller's Dream Guitars boutique
• and plenty more. No kidding.

• Gentle Giant - The Power and the Glory
• Various - The T.A.M.I. Show (DVD)
• Book Review: A Dream Goes On Forever -
  The Continuing Story of Todd Rundgren, Vol. 2
• The City Champs - The Safecracker
• Alice Cooper - Dada
• Alice Cooper - Zipper Catches Skin
• Various Artists - Putumayo Presents Rhythm & Blues
• Alice Cooper - Special Forces
• The Orange Peels - 2020
• Eloy - Visionary
• Bench Grinder - Clean is the New Dirty (EP)
• Richard Smyth - Sleight of Hand
• Fran King - My Sweet Elixir
• Jeff Norwood - Awendaw
• Research Turtles - Research Turtles
• Long John Hunter - Looking for a Party
• Go Time! - Speak
• Them Bird Things - Fly, Them Bird Things, Fly
• Crash Kings - Crash Kings
• Arthur Walker - Animal Nights
• Paul McCartney - Good Evening New York City (CD/DVD)
• Book Review: Bomp 2: Born in the Garage
• King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (CD+DVD)
• King Crimson - Red (CD+DVD)
• and plenty more. No kidding.

• Henry Rollins, one of the most provocative and articulate voices in popular culture
• Barry Tashian of Boston's legendary Remains
• Graeme Edge of The Moody Blues. I am not kidding.
• Jason Falkner!
• Famously ponytailed vocalist Mark Lindsay, discussuing the upcoming Paul Revere & the Raiders singles collection
• and plenty more. No kidding.

• Another King Crimson reissue: from 1970, Lizard
• George Winston - Love Will Come: The Music of Vince Guaraldi, Vol. 2
• Nick Curran - Reform School Girl
• Paul Revere and the Raiders - Complete Singles Collection
• Jonathan Richman's as-yet-untitled new album
• Special expanded reissues of three Buzzcocks albums: Another Music in a Different Kitchen, Love Bites and A Different Kind of Tension
• Various Artists - Looking Towards The Sky: Progressive, Psychedelic And Folk Rock From The Ember Vaults
• Crack the Sky - Machine
• Polish proggers Riverside - Reality Dream (DVD)
• Jethro Tull - Live At Avo Session Basel (DVD)
• Johnny Winter And - Live at the Fillmore East 10/3/70
• Poco - Live at Columbia Studios, Hollywood 9/30/71
• Hot Tuna - Live at the New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA September 1969
• Mick Taylor Band - The Tokyo Concert (DVD)
• Jason & the Scorchers - Halcyon Times
• Gentle Giant - In a Glass House (2010 reissue)
• Gentle Giant - Free Hand (2010 reissue)
• Full Meltdown, a compilation of previously-unheard tracks from journeyman ace guitarist Dick Wagner
• and plenty more. No kidding.

Let me tell you what I think...

I've written for Billboard, Shindig!, Trouser Press, jambase.org, 60sgaragebands.com, WNC Magazine, and many other publications large and small. From 2005 until its demise, I wrote for Skope Magazine; from 2006 until the end, I served as Editor-in-Chief of that national music magazine. And for what it's worth, my music collection numbers in the several thousands. And I'm a musician (though the rewards for my being one are decidedly non-monetary).

Musoscribe.com isn't exactly a blog, though I do in fact have one of those right here. But the site is a living archive of my music journalism, and I do make regular updates. I hope you find the site entertaining, and perhaps even useful.

Here's what's on at Musoscribe.com:

• Features - In the last few years -- and continuing still -- I have interviewed some of the most fascinating and influential artists on the music scene. Click into this section to read features on (and interviews with) Yoko Ono, Steven Drozd of the Flaming Lips, Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson, Neil Finn of Crowded House, bluesman Johnny Winter, and many, many more.

• Reviews - Here you'll find informed reviews and critical assessments of recent music releases. You'll find some undiscovered gems, and get the lowdown on some really awful albums that should never have been released.

• Essays - Career-spanning retrospectives on Pink Floyd and Todd Rundgren can be found here, plus interviews and features with important music-related figures. And more, of course, including stories on music-related technology.

• The "Bootleg Bin" column - For every great album, there's a backstory. And often that story involves outtakes, demos and the like. Here we'll explore the greatest music you've never heard in your life.

  

• The "Blast From the Past" column - Everything old is new again; as Edgard Varese famously said, "The present-day composer refuses to die!" Read reviews of notable and recent reissues.

• (the collection) - If I had a huge collection of unreleased music (not saying I do, you understand) this is where you'd find a current inventory of it.

• About - About me, if you care to know a bit more.

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