Album Review: Derek Smalls – “Smalls Change (Meditations Upon Ageing)”

Someone might want to check in on Harry Shearer. Despite nearing his third decade on The Simpsons, Shearer’s next career move is to revive everyone’s third favorite character from a cult classic, simply as a vehicle by which to mock his…

This is Pop? Podcast Episode 12: Steely Dan

On Sept 3, 2017, the music world mourned the loss of Steely Dan co-founder Walter Becker, who had died that morning at his home in Maui, Hawaii. Steely Dan were one of the greatest bands of 1970s, issuing a string…

Album Review: Todd Rundgren – “White Knight”

The 2016 U.S. election inspired many. Quite a few were shaken, rightfully so. Others were hurt. More than a handful were angry. And many artists took those feelings of angst, despair, bleakness, hopelessness, the thirst for empowerment and vengeful justice…