Results for The Drifters

  • Crusty Characters: Lou Reed vs. James McMurtry

    by Greg GastonApril 27, 2009Comments (0)

    When you hear McMurtry’s flat drawl, it’s almost impossible not to hear echoes of Reed’s monotone delivery drift through McMurtry’s prairie pipes." (read more)

  • Lissy Trullie: The Exploding Fantastic Inevitable

    by Bob HillApril 16, 2009Comments (3)

    "What separates her from others with a similar sound is her fuck-all swagger and a genuine sense she could just as soon kiss you as kill you." (read more)

  • Murder Mystery: Burnished Pop Tunes Meet Delirious Arrangements

    by j. poetJanuary 21, 2009Comments (0)

    Murder Mystery’s songs are bright, twinkling pop, usually clocking in at two minutes, laden with vocal and instrumental hooks and Coleman’s well constructed guitar solos. His brief excursions blend pop, blues, country, and rock in the manner of Chuck Berry, without ever resorting to the Berry licks that are the stock-in-trade of less creative players. Murder Mystery mashes everything from doo-wop to new wave (read more)

  • Jim White

    by Howard WymanMarch 5, 2008Comments (5)

    "sonic wallpaper to a couple beers on the porch" (read more)

  • Bettye LaVette: When the Blues Catch up to You

    by Denise SullivanJanuary 23, 2008Comments (7)

    I'd certainly heard of the battle of Bettye LaVette, a struggle that lasted for decades and ended with the singer's triumphant comeback, but I hadn't really heard Bettye LaVette until one day fairly recently. The morning started with me putting on The Scene of the Crime, LaVette's latest disc on which she's accompanied by the Drive-By Truckers. (read more)