Author: Joshua Mills
Not Fade Away - Reissue Review from Issue #13 Jan-Feb 1998
Lorne Greene & His Western Classics – On the Ponderosa
Whether you remember Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright from Bonanza or as Commander Adama from Battlestar Galactica, one thing remains recognizable: his voice. Booming, rugged and manly in the truest TV sense, Greene had some success as a recording artist for RCA in the 1960s. Climaxing in late 1964 with the No. 1 pop single [...]
Waxed - Record Review from Issue #9 May-June 1997
Tenderloin – “Big Iron”/ Throw Rag – “Devil Woman”
Offering “Special thanks and apologies to Marty Robbins”, Kansas City’s (via Seattle?) Tenderloin and LA’s Throw Rag’s split 7″ is quite the unexpected understated affair. With full color “showdown” artwork from veteran LA punk rock artist Marc Rude, Tenderloin shines brightest with an acoustic (did he say acoustic?) take on “Big Iron” with vocals not [...]
Waxed - Record Review from Issue #9 May-June 1997
Huevos Rancheros – Cocktail Series, The Bloody Mary version
Geographically, Calgary Alberta Canada may be as far away from Plano Tejaas it is from Miami Beach. Culturally however, Calgary is still very much a cowboy town. While it is known for its world class rodeo (the Calgary Stampede), a hockey arena named the Saddledome (because, hey, it looks like a saddle!) and having the [...]
Waxed - Record Review from Issue #9 May-June 1997
Various Artists – Live at Emo’s Vol. 2, “This Place Sucks”
Both revered and vilified, the Austin-based live music club chain (who have now spread to Dallas I hear) Emo’s is one of maybe three venues a touring band absolutely must play when coming through town. Because of that, they put out some records and with some pretty good live talent to boot. Seemingly broken up [...]
Not Fade Away - Reissue Review from Issue #9 May-June 1997
Various – Classic Railroad Songs
I guess if you were born before the Industrial Revolution, the train actually had somewhat of an impact on you. If you were born anywhere in the latter half of the 20th century, the train was probably something granddad spoke about over a corncob pipe and a nip of rye: good folklore, but not much [...]
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