A large and lavish box set devoted to one of John Lennon’s least favorably reviewed periods might seem ill-advised, and in some ways it is. But Lennon lovers will find interesting material in the new Power to the People, and even casual fans will discover some pleasures here. The collection, which Sean Ono Lennon […]
Music Reviews: Vicki Peterson & John Cowsill, Matt Andersen, Domenic Cicala, and Charles Mingus Vicki Peterson and John Cowsill, Long After the Fire. This CD is a joint project by Vicki Peterson, who is best known as the Bangles’ lead guitarist, and her husband, John Cowsill, who struck gold as a singer and drummer in […]
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Music & Book Reviews: Talking Heads: 77 Box Set, plus the Flatlanders, a History of Street Singing, and More Talking Heads: 77 ranks among the most striking, fully realized, and important debut albums of the punk/new wave era that spawned it, though it doesn’t particularly sound like punk or new wave. In fact, it sounds […]
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The Cowsills – Global I can’t believe the pop vocal Top 40 Newport, RI family group I grew up with (“The Rain, the Park & Other Things”) in the 60s morphed into this superb Americana swing band. Anyone who doubts the sentiment must absorb a song like “What About Love?” or “I Be Low.” Four […]
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