Essays

New: Musoscribe's Best of 2011 List.

Also: Review of concerts by Styx, Los Lonely Boys, The Miles Davis Experience and Moogfest 2011. Also, several new book reviews: The Stooges: Head On, Fever: Little Willie John - A Fast Life, Mysterious Death and the Birth of Soul, I Slept With Joey Ramone, The Resurrection of Johnny Cash, and Crazy Train: The High Life and Tragic Death of Randy Rhoads. A concert review of a Garage a Trois show, and a conversation about Captain Sensible's The Universe of Geoffrey Brown.

Lots more, too: An essay on the pros and cons of taping your own gig, and review of the new book John Lennon: Life is what Happens. Also: Musoscribe's Best of 2010 List, and a report on my meeting Paul Revere. The Buzztones' Show of Excellence; and Reconsidering Split Enz - See Ya 'Round. Also: a visit to Branson, Missouri and to Sun Studio in Memphis, and concert reviews of The Sword, Dungen, Bill Haley's Original Comets, Paul McCartney, Bigelf and King Khan & the Shrines, plus reviews of the new books Won't Get Fooled Again, The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones: Sound Opinions on the Great Rock 'N' Roll Rivalry, A Wizard, A True Star: Todd Rundgren in the Studio, Neil Young - Long May You Run, Bomp 2: Born in the Garage, Record Store Days, Vinyl Lives and A Dream Goes On Forever - The Continuing Story of Todd Rundgren, Vol. 2.

Here you'll also find stories that don't quite fit neatly into the interview-with-a-musician or album-review categories. Here are two career-spanning reviews of musical heavyweights (Pink Floyd and Todd Rundgren), In-depth looks at music festivals of today and yesterday (Monterey Pop, Bonnaroo, Charlotte Pop Fest 2009 and Echo Project), and product reviews (Zune, Rock Band and a cassette dubbing gizmo). And a farewell of sorts to the departed Alex Chilton.

You'll also find an interview with an industry insider, a few editorials, a tribute and even a review of a local restaurant (though it's now out of business).

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