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BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2010 The Black Crowes: Croweology (Silver Arrow)

...decades ago when the Black Crowes launched their career with the... ...decades ago when the Black Crowes launched their career with the swaggering... ...albums and threats of implosion, the Black Crowes here again sound like a band... ...albums and threats of implosion, the Black Crowes here again sound like a band reinvented, and...

Music at Elsewhere: music/3490/best-of-elsewhere-2010-the-black-crowes-croweology-silver-arrow/

The Black Crowes: Before the Frost . . . Until the Freeze (2009)

...of the North Mississippi All Stars), the Black Crowes hadn't sounded so on top of their game... ...of the North Mississippi All Stars), the Black Crowes hadn't sounded so on top of their game in a... ...and covers). In front of an audience is the Crowes’ natural home and Before the Frost... ...depend on how much you like the Stones‘ Black and Blue period. It isn’t all slewing... ...'em all. Unfortunately it was also the final Black Crowes album (aside from some live releases).... ...all. Unfortunately it was also the final Black Crowes album (aside from some live releases). Just...

Essential Elsewhere: essentialelsewhere/2587/the-black-crowes-before-the-frost-until-the-freeze-2009/

Black Country Communion: Black Country Communion (J and R/Southbound)

...Cooper) and singer/bassist Glenn Hughes (Black Sabbath, Deep Purple) -- and produced by Kevin... ...-- and produced by Kevin Shirley (Black Crowes, Aerosmith, Zepp) whose idea this project was... ...(Black Crowes, Aerosmith, Zepp) whose idea this... ...and some larynx-damaging vocals here -- and Black Country Communion confirm the old school...

Music at Elsewhere: music/3675/black-country-communion-black-country-communion-j-and-r-southbound/

Black Crowes: Happiness Bastards (digital outlets)

...30 year story of the Black Crowes, the sibling rivalry between... ...30 year story of the Black Crowes, the sibling rivalry between singer/guitarist... ...(the brothers are now in their 50s), the Crowes now have Chris'n'Rich on speaking terms and...

Music at Elsewhere: music/11060/black-crowes-happiness-bastards-digital-outlets/

Jimmy Page and the Black Crowes: Live at the Greek (Vinyl, CD and digital outlets)

...Live at the Greek where Jimmy Page joined the Black Crowes for blues classics and a bunch of Led... ...at the Greek where Jimmy Page joined the Black Crowes for blues classics and a bunch of Led Zeppelin... ...Crowes singer Chris Robinson was dismissive. "I... ...concert (with 16 further soundcheck songs and Black Crowes originals) Robinson is much more... ...(with 16 further soundcheck songs and Black Crowes originals) Robinson is much more positive.... ...a crunching hard rock band where Page and the Crowes' Rich Robinson duel for attention in this... ...Kevin Shirley. Then it's in to a couple of Crowes' songs: No Speak No Slave (from their Southern... ...and perhaps hardly matters. To have the Crowes' Remedy and She Talks to Angels in this... ...these are quite faithful versions of the Crowes and Zepp material, but those who felt a bit...

Music at Elsewhere: music/11439/jimmy-page-and-the-black-crowes-live-at-the-greek-vinyl-cd-and-digital-outlets/

SOUND THINKING #8: The podcast for music people

...Jenkins and I review four new albums by The Black Crowes, Dandy Warhols,Amiria Grenell and Kacy... ...and I review four new albums by The Black Crowes, Dandy Warhols,Amiria Grenell and Kacy...

Something Elsewhere: somethingelsewhere/11063/sound-thinking-8-the-podcast-for-music-people/

Jackie Greene: Back to Birth (YepRoc/Southbound)

...Dead) Lesh's touring band, member of the Black Crowes (for two years before their disillusion... ...Dead) Lesh's touring band, member of the Black Crowes (for two years before their disillusion a few... ...points (the Band, Tom Petty, Allmans, Crowes of course). Greene carves out immediately...

Music at Elsewhere: music/7086/jackie-greene-back-to-birth-yeproc-southbound/

Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires: Dereconstructed (SubPop)

...by the Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Black Crowes and Drive By Truckers. It makes for a... ...Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Black Crowes and Drive By Truckers. It makes for a furious...

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Music at Elsewhere: music/6366/lee-bains-iii-and-the-glory-fires-dereconstructed-subpop/

Deadstring Brothers: Sao Paulo (Bloodshot)

...the dice with the same respectful passion the Black Crowes brought (yep, they're in here too on... ...with the same respectful passion the Black Crowes brought (yep, they're in here too on The River...

Music at Elsewhere: music/3122/deadstring-brothers-sao-paulo-bloodshot/

Beachwood Sparks: Across the River of Stars (digital outlets)

...and marijuana was less potent. Produced by the Black Crowes' Chris Robinson, Across the River of... ...was less potent. Produced by the Black Crowes' Chris Robinson, Across the River of Stars...

Music at Elsewhere: music/11209/beachwood-sparks-across-the-river-of-stars-digital-outlets/

Chris Robinson Brotherhood: Big Moon Ritual (Warners)

...is frontman for the Black Crowes, the band which married the Allman... ...is frontman for the Black Crowes, the band which married the Allman Brothers'...

Music at Elsewhere: music/5154/chris-robinson-brotherhood-big-moon-ritual-warners/

The Mother Truckers: Let's All Go to Bed (Shock)

...rock'n'roll which shaves off a bit of Lynyrd/Black Crowes/The Faces etc and arc welds it to a... ...which shaves off a bit of Lynyrd/Black Crowes/The Faces etc and arc welds it to a post-punk...

Music at Elsewhere: music/2014/the-mother-truckers-lets-all-go-to-bed-shock/

Band of Horses: Infinite Arms (Sony)

...and in places here that, and the more recent Black Crowes, is a reference point. These songs are... ...in places here that, and the more recent Black Crowes, is a reference point. These songs are clearly...

Music at Elsewhere: music/3162/band-of-horses-infinite-arms-sony/

Gary Louris: Vagabond (Ryko/Elite)

...to get plenty of help from the likes of former Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson who here... ...plenty of help from the likes of former Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson who here co-produces and... ...By, Double Fantasy-ballad style on the echoed Black Grass), a whisper of psychedelia (I Wanna Get...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1513/gary-louris-vagabond-ryko-elite/

IAN McLAGAN INTERVIEWED (1999): Face, the music

...which now has its echoes in the likes of the Black Crowes. “It’s very timely with... ...now has its echoes in the likes of the Black Crowes. “It’s very timely with Ronnie`s...

Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/3494/ian-mclagan-interviewed-1999-face-the-music/

Grizzly Bear: Shields (Warp/Border)

...Cult and you see the Doors. You look at the Black Crowes but you see the Faces . . ." Yes,... ...and you see the Doors. You look at the Black Crowes but you see the Faces . . ." Yes, he's a... ...and had huge selling albums. "As Ritchie Blackmore once pointed out, no matter how many times...

Music at Elsewhere: music/5284/grizzly-bear-shields-warp-border/

Little Feat and Friends: Join the Band (429/Shock)

...Bob Seger; Vince Gill; Jimmy Buffett; the Black Crowes' Chris Robinson; Emmylou Harris . . .... ...Seger; Vince Gill; Jimmy Buffett; the Black Crowes' Chris Robinson; Emmylou Harris . . . That's a...

Tagged with: emmylou harris | jimmy buffett | little feat | sonny landreth |

Music at Elsewhere: music/1812/little-feat-and-friends-join-the-band-429-shock/

The Jesus and Mary Chain: Glasgow Eyes (digital outlets)

...between Rich and Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes, why the Everly Brothers stopped... ...between Rich and Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes, why the Everly Brothers stopped talking to...

Music at Elsewhere: music/11074/the-jesus-and-mary-chain-glasgow-eyes-digital-outlets/

The Black Leaf: The Black Leaf (Waht Records)

...start at the start on The Black Leaf and Waht Records: this first posting is... ...debut album by Aucklander Mark Howden (aka The Black Leaf) and from what I read Waht Records began... ...and bet-hedging I can live with it: The Black Leaf isn't easily put in a box -- and is the...

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Music at Elsewhere: music/1746/the-black-leaf-the-black-leaf-waht-records/

ELMORE JAMES: Sliding with the king

...including James' classic Dust My Broom) to the Black Crowes, whose debut album, Shake Your Money... ...James' classic Dust My Broom) to the Black Crowes, whose debut album, Shake Your Money Maker... ...kind of recognition. After all, Clapton, the Black Crowes, Jimi Hendrix (who briefly called... ...of recognition. After all, Clapton, the Black Crowes, Jimi Hendrix (who briefly called himself...

Blues at Elsewhere: blues/3437/elmore-james-sliding-with-the-king/

Blitzen Trapper: Black River Killer (Sub Pop)

...The Band with Dylan in upstate New York (Big Black Bird), or Wilco in their earlier incarnation,...

Music at Elsewhere: music/2598/blitzen-trapper-black-river-killer-sub-pop/

Black Mountain: In the Future (Rhythmethod)

...Cooper, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kiss, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and so on. My guess is that Black... ...and if you ever rated Bad Company, Ted Nugent, Black Oak Arkansas and the like (and most people...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1519/black-mountain-in-the-future-rhythmethod/

Phosphorescent: Here's to Taking It Easy (Dead Oceans)

...levels are kicked up, notably on the Band/Black Crowes/E Street opener It's Hard to be Humble... ...are kicked up, notably on the Band/Black Crowes/E Street opener It's Hard to be Humble (When...

Music at Elsewhere: music/3305/phosphorescent-heres-to-taking-it-easy-dead-oceans/

Whirimako Black: Soul Sessions (Mai)

...two previous te reo album - Tangihanu (2004)... ...sight of the spirituality which drove them. Black's voice is a thing of great sensitivity, and... ...few mainstream reviews here and locally Black remained respected, but too little heard.... ...Georgia, Summertime and Misty. Once again Black sympathetically takes listeners to the heart...

Music at Elsewhere: music/4157/whirimako-black-soul-sessions-mai/

The Quireboys: White trash rhythm'n'booze

...the band I saw. It seemed sad to me that the Black Crowes arrived at exactly the same time and by... ...band I saw. It seemed sad to me that the Black Crowes arrived at exactly the same time and by mixing... ...on Bitter Sweet and Twisted could be the Black Crowes. In late 2009 some of the Quireboys... ...on Bitter Sweet and Twisted could be the Black Crowes. In late 2009 some of the Quireboys attended...

My Back Pages: mybackpages/2762/the-quireboys-white-trash-rhythmnbooze/

Black Sabbath: Greatest Hits (Universal)

There's no particular reason for mentioning this 14 track collection (which includes Paranoid, Iron Man, War Pigs etc) given that it isn't the first or probably the last such collection: but Elsewhere

Tagged with: black mountain | black sabbath | explosions in the sky | the gutter twins |

Music at Elsewhere: music/2505/black-sabbath-greatest-hits-universal/

Devendra Banhart: Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon (XL)

...and this new album features Chris Robinson (Black Crowes), Nick Valensi of the Strokes and... ...this new album features Chris Robinson (Black Crowes), Nick Valensi of the Strokes and Rodrigo...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1368/devendra-banhart-smokey-rolls-down-thunder-canyon-xl/

The Black Seeds: Fabric (Black Seeds)

...our overseas absence the Black Seeds got the media vibe going in anticipation... ...the album/artifact, not really. As much as the Black Seeds have often delivered some of our... ...struggle to get a third hearing round our way. Black Seeds here sound like a corporate dub-reggae...

Music at Elsewhere: music/8083/the-black-seeds-fabric-black-seeds/

Michael Hurley: Ida Con Snock (Gnomonsong)

...in Levon Helm's studio in Woodstock (where the Black Crowe's most recent album Before the Frost was...

Music at Elsewhere: music/2799/michael-hurley-ida-con-snock-gnomonsong/

Pitch Black: Mixes + Mavericks (Dubmission/bandcamp)

...career of the electronica duo that is Pitch Black, they were always studio boffins so . . .... ...the vinyl of Electronomicon. So here is Pitch Black's deep dub electronica (It's a Future Dub,... ...said it before but it bears repeating: Pitch Black were in the vanguard of local dub-electronica... ...invite a comparison they couldn't win. Pitch Black are still out there (in reissue and rfemixes,... ...now let us hope there will be new Pitch Black material from this remarkable duo. They are... ...hear and buy this album and others by Pitch Black at bandcamp...

Music at Elsewhere: music/10230/pitch-black-mixes-+-mavericks-dubmission-bandcamp/

Miss Black and the Light: Black Light (Ode)

...position for so many New Zealand artists. Miss Black (Ngapata Black, daughter of the great... ...Black) finds a real point of diference when she gets...

Music at Elsewhere: music/4155/miss-black-and-the-light-black-light-ode/

Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses: Roadhouse Sun (Lost Highway)

...two parts-Crazy Horse with a dash of Allmans/Black Crowes. My suspicion is that those who... ...parts-Crazy Horse with a dash of Allmans/Black Crowes. My suspicion is that those who...

Music at Elsewhere: music/2539/ryan-bingham-and-the-dead-horses-roadhouse-sun-lost-highway/

IN BRIEF: A quick overview of some recent international releases

...Robinson's fascinating career outside the Black Crowes will know he embraces authentic... ...fascinating career outside the Black Crowes will know he embraces authentic alt.country... ...and it's quite serious, not sloppy as the Crowes could sometimes (albeit it pleasing) be. So...

Music at Elsewhere: music/7596/in-brief-a-quick-overview-of-some-recent-international-releases/

Pitch Black: Rude Mechanicals (Remote)

...of Mike Hodgson and Paddy Free who are Pitch Black were in the vanguard of New Zealand sound and... ...outro track Please Leave Quietly. Pitch Black here also invite in discreet vocalists: Kp on... ...audience. Another ear-opening gem from Pitch Black . . . and now for the feature-length DVD...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1304/pitch-black-rude-mechanicals-remote/

THE FACES ANTHOLOGY (2012): A Rod's as Good as a Drink

...whose most conspicuous offspring have been the Black Crowes who offered a Southern stoner take on... ...most conspicuous offspring have been the Black Crowes who offered a Southern stoner take on these...

Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/5269/the-faces-anthology-2012-a-rods-as-good-as-a-drink/

WHEN ROCK STARTED ROLLING (2013): Black rhythm and blues goes white

...the early Sixties the sound of black rhythm and blues -- played by young white... ...looking for more of this music and found it in black blues and rhythm'n'blues. The young Mick... ...staple of their live sets. This (predominantly black) rhythm'n'blues was a rich vein of music full... ...coming at them from a different planet, Planet Black America about which they could only speculate.... ...Blues Magoos, Shake Your Money Maker by the Black Crowes, Solomon Burke's Stupidity by Dr... ...Magoos, Shake Your Money Maker by the Black Crowes, Solomon Burke's Stupidity by Dr Feelgood,... ...by how voraciously they devoured new songs by black rhythm'n'blues artists (alongside country,... ...when he was just 17. And down the years, black artists (above) would reciprocate in their own...

Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/6050/when-rock-started-rolling-2013-black-rhythm-and-blues-goes-white/

Johnny Cash: The Chicken in Black (1984)

...that famous photo. Imagine if The Chicken in Black had been his last recorded outing. We would... ...of Cash as the Man in Black who ended up addled and singing novelty songs.... ...isn't much else to redeem it. From the Man in Black to the Manhattan Flash and a video clip with a...

From the Vaults: fromthevaults/4264/johnny-cash-the-chicken-in-black-1984/

Los Bravos: Black is Black (1966)

People speak casually about the global village as if it had been invented by the internet, but how is this for an implosion of cultures? This song was written by a couple of British guys, was recorded

From the Vaults: fromthevaults/4308/los-bravos-black-is-black-1966/

Black Keys: “Let's Rock” (Easy Eye)

...first time I saw the Black Keys was at a Kings Arms gig when they were... ...by that time (was he ever?) and the Black Keys had some underground cachet. Well, they... ...of Dazed and Confused. You can hear this Black Keys album at Spotify here....

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Music at Elsewhere: music/8998/black-keys-“lets-rock”-easy-eye/

White Swan Black Swan: White Swan Black Swan (Arch Hill)

...appealing indeed.With White Swan (Waters) and Black Swan (Howe) taking a disc apiece it is... ...White Swan disc which is entrancing; and the Black Swan disc errs more towards alt.country with...

Tagged with: alt.country | arch hill | white swan black swan |

Music at Elsewhere: music/1741/white-swan-black-swan-white-swan-black-swan-arch-hill/

Doug Cox: Without Words (Black Hen)

...This album is available through Black Hen...

Tagged with: doug cox | jake shimabukuro | ry cooder |

Music at Elsewhere: music/2644/doug-cox-without-words-black-hen/

Whirimako Black/Richard Nunns: Te More (Rattle)

...gone before from these two artists: Whirimako Black's moving songs in te reo (especially her...

Music at Elsewhere: music/4817/whirimako-black-richard-nunns-te-more-rattle/

THE BARGAIN BUY: Amy Winehouse: Back to Black (Universal)

...buy Amy Winehouse's second album Back to Black on release in 2006 you doubtless picked it up... ...you should tarry no further because Back to Black -- an exceptional album -- in the version with...

The Bargain Buy: bargainbuy/4394/the-bargain-buy-amy-winehouse-back-to-black-universal/

AMIRI BARAKA/LE ROI JONES: A black critic in the black arts

...revolutionary activist. And one of the first black commentators on jazz. Baraka wrote about jazz... ...few other blacks did and one of his seminal essays was Jazz... ...of his writings on jazz as LeRoi Jones, Black Music (Da Capo), has been reprinted. And... ...he advanced the then unfashionable idea that black artists could produce a unique avant-garde... ...in black culture. Seems obvious now, doesn’t it?... ...he said pointing out the now obvious, is a black art and white critics write from their own... ...and cultural mores, and think jazz culture (black culture) can be learned and appropriated.... ...drove it. These are ideas white writers about black arts need to constantly remind themselves of.... ...the murder of Malcolm X and wrote plays for black-only audiences, was there prodding white... ...to advance a cause – especially since black musicians such as Wynton Marsalis and his...

Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/2073/amiri-baraka-le-roi-jones-a-black-critic-in-the-black-arts/

BLACK SABBATH, AGAIN (2013): Back in black

...self-titled debut album in February 70 as Black Sabbath. The smart money, from anyone watching... ...for those who would push it into death metal, black metal or whatever other variant. And Sabbath's... ...metal album. From the doom'n'gloom of the song Black Sabbath which opens the dark proceeding... ...in suit talking about the youth of today. Black Sabbath were then, are now, the escape from... ...a lifetime of necessary escape right there. Black Sabbath's Paranoid has long been an Essential...

Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/5660/black-sabbath-again-2013-back-in-black/

The Temptations: Message from a Black Man (1969)

...itself. But as the decade rolled on and young black men were either being shipped off to Vietnam... ...home, it was hard to ignore the rise of the Black Panthers and similar revolutionary movements.... ...you in no doubt about where they stood: "Black is a colour, just like white . . . No matter... ...play, they wouldn't perform Message From a Black Man live and the Puzzle People album came out... ...confused as anyone at the time. Message From a Black Man Yes, my skin is black,But that's no reason... ...y'all:Together we stand,Divided we fall, oh! Black is a color,Just like white.Tell me: how can a...

From the Vaults: fromthevaults/4878/the-temptations-message-from-a-black-man-1969/

THE BARGAIN BUY: Black Sabbath; Paranoid

Always good to see an Essential Elsewhere album turn up as a Bargain Buy, and this being a classic hard rock album it should be in any sensible collection -- even just for its ear cleansing abiity. Th

Tagged with: black mountain | black sabbath | explosions in the sky | led zeppelin |

The Bargain Buy: bargainbuy/3250/the-bargain-buy-black-sabbath-paranoid/

Joy Harjo: I Pray for My Enemies (Sunyaya/digital outlets)

...REM's Peter Buck, Pearl Jam's Mike McReady and Black Crowes' Rich Robertson (guitarists), oud... ...Peter Buck, Pearl Jam's Mike McReady and Black Crowes' Rich Robertson (guitarists), oud player Rahim...

Music at Elsewhere: music/9826/joy-harjo-i-pray-for-my-enemies-sunyaya-digital-outlets/

Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears: Tell 'Em What Your Name Is! (Universal)

...this one to say "James Brown". And Black Joe and band out of Austin wouldn't deny the... ...room in Detroit in the Sixties -- and Black Joe can yelp like the great Screamin' Jay...

Music at Elsewhere: music/2239/black-joe-lewis-and-the-honeybears-tell-em-what-your-name-is-universal/

Mark Olson and Gary Louris: Ready for the Flood (Hacktone/Elite)

...these voices growing on you? Recorded by the Black Crowes' Chris Robinson who keeps things... ...voices growing on you? Recorded by the Black Crowes' Chris Robinson who keeps things acoustic,...

Tagged with: alt.country | gary louris | jayhawks | mark olson |

Music at Elsewhere: music/2225/mark-olson-and-gary-louris-ready-for-the-flood-hacktone-elite/

Pitch Black: Filtered Senses (pitchblack.co.nz)

...electronica artists Pitch Black out of Auckland were always in the vanguard of... ...This is not a criticism of course. When Pitch Black get out there again they have more than enough... ...and meditative music. If your memory of Pitch Black shows is of more-is-more and give-me-more,...

Tagged with: new zealand music |

Music at Elsewhere: music/7627/pitch-black-filtered-senses-pitchblackconz/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2011 The Black Keys: El Camino (Nonesuch)

...Black Keys' previous album Brothers was on the Best... ...twist as is their forte. The acoustic Little Black Submarine four songs in is the sole change of... ...with their own voice. At the close of the year Black Keys have delivered a party album that plays...

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Music at Elsewhere: music/4617/best-of-elsewhere-2011-the-black-keys-el-camino-nonesuch/

Paley and Francis: Reid Paley and Black Francis (Cooking Vinyl)

...the Pixies split in the early 90s, Black Francis became Frank Black for enjoyable... ...songwriter/pianist Spooner Oldham. Francis/Black was unpredictable, as was that Pixies reunion....

Music at Elsewhere: music/4588/paley-and-francis-reid-paley-and-black-francis-cooking-vinyl/

Karl Sölve Steven and Rob Thorne: Black Coast Vanishings (Rattle/digital outlets)

...which have taken place along the black sands of the West Coast of the North Island of... ...and mostly a world of monochrome fading into black. Music of unease for a series which evoked...

Tagged with: new zealand music |

Further Outwhere: further/11139/karl-sölve-steven-and-rob-thorne-black-coast-vanishings-rattle-digital-outlets/

Pitch Black: Echoes of the Night; The Adrian Sherwood Remixes (digital outlets)

...Mike Hodgson – one half of Pitch Black alongside Paddy Free – explains how... ...be teasers for further Sherwood mixes of Pitch Black's extensive catalogue. Let's hope so, because...

Music at Elsewhere: music/11262/pitch-black-echoes-of-the-night-the-adrian-sherwood-remixes-digital-outlets/

THE BARGAIN BUY: Cilla Black; The Very Best of Cilla Black

...wasn't it?), no one could deny that when Cilla Black was a contemporary of the emerging Beatles in...

The Bargain Buy: bargainbuy/7498/the-bargain-buy-cilla-black-the-very-best-of-cilla-black/

TONY JOE WHITE and BLACK KEYS: (2021): Swamp smoke and black blues

...Man label headquarters in Nashville -- the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach also has a label/studio,... ...From the Easy Eye studio, also comes a new Black Keys' album Delta Kream. While recording with... ...Tony Joe White's album on Spotify here and Black Keys'...

Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/9868/tony-joe-white-and-black-keys-2021-swamp-smoke-and-black-blues/

RECOMMENDED RECORD: Pitch Black: Futureproof (Dubmissions/double vinyl)

...is the deliciously seductive sound of Pitch Black which is masterful in its understatement at a... ...and Alternate State on the final side. Pitch Black were originals and originators, and here... ...screen sonic adventures. . For more on Pitch Black and the solo albums by Mike Hodgson (as...

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Music at Elsewhere: music/9889/recommended-record-pitch-black-futureproof-dubmissions-double-vinyl/

JOE COCKER, PROFILED ON FILM (2003): The man still standing

...an obviously stoned Chris Robinson from the Black Crowes insists it's impossible to fake what... ...obviously stoned Chris Robinson from the Black Crowes insists it's impossible to fake what Cocker...

Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/10255/joe-cocker-profiled-on-film-2003-the-man-still-standing/

THE BARGAIN BUY: Black Keys; El Camino

Given this album was in the Best of Elsewhere 2011 list (see here for the full list . . . and here for this album) -- and in fact every decent best of the year countback -- it is hard to deny it shoul

The Bargain Buy: bargainbuy/4727/the-bargain-buy-black-keys-el-camino/

Black Seeds: Dust and Dirt (Black Seeds)

...all over again. And so, the massive-selling Black Seeds who are to be counted in the premier... ...there is subtlety and nuance throughout and Black Seeds reference themselves in the broadest --...

Music at Elsewhere: music/4903/black-seeds-dust-and-dirt-black-seeds/

Pitch Black: Rarities and Remixes (Remote)

...Zealand's premier electronica act Pitch Black -- Paddy Free and Mike Hodgson -- have also... ...on The Opaque dates from this year), Pitch Black have been delivering consistently interesting,... ...on the Te Whaiao remix collection. That Pitch Black can reach to stuttering electrobeats in one...

Music at Elsewhere: music/4305/pitch-black-rarities-and-remixes-remote/

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Beat the Devil's Tatoo (Abstract Dragon)

...reference point of Sonic Youth doing Black Sabbath doesn't seem amiss on Mama Taught Me...

Music at Elsewhere: music/2999/black-rebel-motorcycle-club-beat-the-devils-tatoo-abstract-dragon/

RECOMMENDED RECORD: Pitch Black: Electronomicon (Dubmission)

...debut Futureproof in '98 established Pitch Black as a recording act as much as a massive live... ...Elsewhere at the time) and more. What Pitch Black managed to bridge with this album – and... ...Pavlovian, crowd-pleasing dance tropes. Pitch Black music has always rewarded close attention and... ...Diviner which, as with some of the best Pitch Black material, deliberately takes time to establish... ...vinyl reviews see here. . For more on Pitch Black at Elsewhere, including album reviews and... ...go here. Pitch Black albums as CDs or digital downloads can be...

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Music at Elsewhere: music/9596/recommended-record-pitch-black-electronomicon-dubmission/

Black Lips: Sing in a World That's Falling Apart (Fire/Southbound)

...someone with a functioning frontal cortex in Black Lips' team might have called a halt to the... ...with Mark Ronson and Sean Lennon – Black Lips (a band out out of Atlanta, Georgia which... ...not what those artists did. Right? And what Black Lips do – and it isn't “country...

Tagged with: overrated album |

Music at Elsewhere: music/9256/black-lips-sing-in-a-world-thats-falling-apart-fire-southbound/

The Black Dahlias: Ladies and Gentlemen (Cruel)

...the best rock'n'roll in the past decade, the Black Dahlias (great name) certainly mean business...

Music at Elsewhere: music/3574/the-black-dahlias-ladies-and-gentlemen-cruel/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2010 The Black Keys: Brothers (Shock)

...for. I'm on record as not rating the early Black Keys albums at all until about Magic Potion...

Music at Elsewhere: music/3245/best-of-elsewhere-2010-the-black-keys-brothers-shock/

Ray LaMontagne: Till The Sun Turns Black (Sony)

...he built in New Hampshire. Till The Sun Turns Black is a meditation on loss of various kinds (of...

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AMY WINEHOUSE'S BACK TO BLACK, a Prime Rocks Classic Album doco

...which were all over her classic album Back to Black of 2006 which won her a Grammy and hearts... ...past the achingly honest profanity. Back to Black remains a rare album in its open-hearted... ...life with the songs and emotions on Back to Black. We wish. It was a singular album and you knew... ...Rocks Classic Album; Amy Winehouse, Back to Black screens on Prime television, Wednesday...

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Pitch Black: The Light Within (Dubmissions/digital outlets)

...through. Expat Kiwi Mike Hodgson of Pitch Black living in East London lockdown tells Elsewhere... .... There are reviews and interviews with Pitch Black (Mike Hodgson, Paddy Free) at Elsewhere...

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Tahuna Breaks: Black Brown and White (Chocolate)

I'd be astonished if Tahuna Breaks don't have hugely successful concerts on their current tour, and sell truckloads of this album -- because they tick every stylistic box that New Zealand audiences se

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BLACK SWAN, a film by DARREN ARONOFSKY (Fox DVD)

...fate you will watch with increasing concern. Black Swan -- flawed but beautiful, much like its... ...demanding world of professional ballet, Black Swan owes more to psychological thrillers like... ...side -- Nina is to play both the white and black swan in Leroy's new production -- you can't... ...kind of tension. Yet for all its flaws, Black Swan is an engrossing dance of madness,...

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Black Seeds: Love & Fire (blackseeds/bandcamp)

...is the mainman behind the long-running Black Seeds (coming close to its 25thanniversary)... ...Where FMP ran along a folk/rock axis, Black Seeds dig deep into funk, reggae and dub, and... ...too has had a revolving door of guests. Black Seeds have taken their music global and albums... ...with other artists on Loop. The new Black Seeds album Love & Fire doesn't mess with... ...which is bound to be popular as all Black Seeds albums have been, mostly feels less an...

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Black Keys: Ohio Players (digital outlets)

...Black Keys have appeared so often at Elsewhere, we... ...signature sound they incorporated rap (the Blackroc album 2009), gritty Chicago soul blues... ...in Akron, Ohio and also a nod to the Seventies black soul-funk band of that name notorious for... ...yearning soul song I Forgot to be Your Lover. Black Keys have many previous albums to compare Ohio...

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Black Uhuru: As the World Turns (digital outlets)

...the late Seventies and early Eighties Black Uhuru out of Jamaica were one of the most... ...Turns is the first studio album under the Black Uhuru name in over 15 years although versions...

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Louisiana Red: Back to the Black Bayou (Ruf/Yellow Eye)

This seventysomething year old has earned to right to sing the blues: his father was lynched by the Klan back home in Alabama when he was boy; he was moved around staying with various relatives; playe

Music at Elsewhere: music/2543/louisiana-red-back-to-the-black-bayou-ruf-yellow-eye/

Various Artists: Black America Sings Bacharach and David (Ace/Border)

...McDaniels, Cissy Houston and the many other black artists on this well annotated 24 song...

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The Last Poets: Understand What Black Is (Studio Rockers)

...have come together again for Understand What Black Is, the first Poets album of new material... ...world where people actually have to say “Black lives matter”, the Last Poets –... ...and horns, the music touches a number of black idioms, notably the slippery jazz swing which... ...made for freedom and the many legacies of black culture: “We live in awe of... ...gang bangers, there are evocations of great black musical styles (the dark She Is which detours...

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Various Artists: How Many Roads, Black America Sings Bob Dylan (Ace)

...to the previously posted collection of black artists singing the music of Lennon and... ...especially -- found early favour with many black artists (Stevie Wonder had a chart hit with... ...drop Masters of War right into the heart of black neighbourhoods stripped of young men for the...

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Black Wings: Meltwater (Powertool)

...a band names itself Black Wings and opens an album with tracks entitled... ...pop of Dave Dobbyn with Church-like drone pop. Black Wing certainly aren't cheerful company here...

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The Black Keys: Attack & Release (Shock)

...Lea Mayfield on barely audible harmonies.) The Black Keys have also broadened their musical palette...

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Various Artists: Black America Sings Sam Cooke (Ace/Border)

...was perhaps obvious that the on-going series Black America Sings -- which has seen compilations... ...black artists singing the songbooks of Bob Dylan,...

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BUPPIES, B-BOYS, BAPS AND BOHOS by NELSON GEORGE: Life on the black planet

...collection is subtitled Notes on Post-Soul Black Culture - has been a regular columnist for... ...analysis here of the difference between "black" women and "African American"... ...fearlessly deconstructs the hypocrisy of the Black Islamists; and is ruthlessly intelligent in... ...analysis of the way the media portrays the black and Hispanic communities. He moves easily... ...concerns are mentioned alongside overviews of black film-makers, music stars, sports heroes and... ...his diverse subjects. As a voice from within black America he's hard to beat. Like the sound of...

Writing at Elsewhere: writingelsewhere/2478/buppies-b-boys-baps-and-bohos-by-nelson-george-life-on-the-black-planet/

Various Artists: Come Together, Black America sings Lennon and McCartney (Ace)

...Things were more profoundly influenced by black American music, the Beatles certainly drew on... ...Money. When they toured the US they requested black acts like the Ronettes, Motown's Brenda... ...which explains this 24 track collection of black acts taking on everything from Please Please... ...Walker as does Drive My Car for the sassy Black Heat, Billy Preston (the only person to get a... ...he played on Get Back) delivers a slow-burning Blackbird, bluesman Lowell Fulson offers a gritty...

Music at Elsewhere: music/4459/various-artists-come-together-black-america-sings-lennon-and-mccartney-ace/

White Swan Black Swan: Castle of Useless Junk, (Arch Hill)

This five-song EP by the Auckland duo of Ben Howe and Sonya Waters is a charming little collection: a little bit alt.country, a little bit alt.pop. Considered and quiet -- and needlessly modest. Check

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Pitch Black: Third Light (Dubmission/digital outlets)

...coastline -- here on their sixth album Pitch Black (Paddy Free and Mike Hodgson) surprise with a... ...The Silver World serves notice that Pitch Black are still musical adventurers finding new... ...from deep dub to dancefloor bangers, Pitch Black remain sonic explorers. While some of this... ...can hear Third Light on Spotify here. Pitch Black Third Light Tour 17 October - Neck of the...

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KAREN BLACK IN THE SEVENTIES (2021): The singer not the star

...Black had key roles in game-changing films in the... ...memorable scene for all the wrong reasons and Black plays it perfectly. She was also a transexual... ...despite what critics say, much overlooked). Black was actually an aspiring singer and songwriter... ...Ronstadt) in the Seventies. As a film buff and Black fan – and those who have seen her in the... ...and they planned further work together. But Black died in 2013 (age 74) and it seemed the end of... ...King and others were making it on their own, Black was lumbered with the notion she was an... ...Out The Way I Planned It) to country ballads, Black might not be the easiest proposition but a... ...a musical. It's rather delightful however as Black adopts a very different voice, much like an... ...Your Mind which was a minor hit for Cilla Black. At times (the folk-pop of Babe Oh Babe) her... ...and embellished – in another life Karen Black might have been counted among those women...

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WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . DON BLACK: The man with the Midas touch

...with James Bond no one would mention Don Black. Most of the Bonds would be there (Connery,... ...that might be as close as anyone got to Don Black. Don Black – born Don Blackstone just... ...from Bond themes into other lyrics by Don Black: Born Free sung by his friend Matt Munro whom... ...hit for the young Michael Jackson who became a Black-family friend . . . until Jackson's... ...father intervened and cut Michael off from the Black's normal family life, which he had never known... ...As a lyricist, Black worked with the best tunesmiths around: John... ...Arnold . . . And that is just the movies. Black also wrote for stage musicals with Andrew... ...Spielberg was a huge fan “(not THE Don Black,” he said when he was introduced), and... ...Spanish-language versions of his songs . . . Black was one of the first into Brian Epstein's flat... ...And that is why we need to talk about Don Black . . . . Elsewhere is indebted to Wrestling...

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RECOMMENDED RECORD: Pitch Black: Ape to Angel (Dubmission/digital outlets)

...rare track), the first vinyl release of Pitch Black's 2004 breakthrough album. Check out... ...Mike Hodgson and Paddy Free (who are Pitch Black) they were justifiably proud of their new... ...I was waiting for.” Ape to Angel, Pitch Black's third album – not counting remixes of... ...was no loss of focus or the sense that Pitch Black was taking the listener on a journey. Where to... ...an extension and consolidation of where Pitch Black had been, but the sheer scope and subtlety... ...Pitch Black confidently explored lifted them into a... ...this album at bandcamp here For more on Pitch Black and solo projects by Mike Hodgson and Paddy... ...includes the Adrian Sherwood remix of Pitch Black's Transient Transmission. . Here is...

Music at Elsewhere: music/10715/recommended-record-pitch-black-ape-to-angel-dubmission-digital-outlets/

Miriam Clancy: Black Heart (digital outlets/Southbound)

...That disruptive album allows her new Black Heart to engage with a subtle return to... ...culture profile here. . You can hear and buy Black Heart at bandcamp here or find it at...

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MALCOLM BLACK REMEMBERED, IN HIS OWN WORDS (2021): Faith, hope and family

...bookishly handsome and ambitious Malcolm Black, one of the band's songwriters. With a horn... ...Painted Years (85), but broke up soon after. Black became a much respected entertainment lawyer,... ...awards performing For Today but it would be Black's final flourish in public. His death from... ...to many and he was widely mourned. However Black still had something more he wanted to say. Two... ...hardest heart would not be moved by Good Year, Black's plaintive but strong voice singing... ...to us all – eventually." . Malcolm Black's Songs For The Family is available now with...

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BLACK KEYS, TURN BLUE (2014): What a long strange trip it's being

...a band made up just two guys, the Black Keys can be awfully hard to keep up with.... ...have wiped the floor with the Keys. But the Black Keys – even then when they were... ...at the Kings Arms all those years ago. The Black Keys are clever. And well worth keeping up...

Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/6282/black-keys-turn-blue-2014-what-a-long-strange-trip-its-being/

WHEN COUNTRY MEETS SOUL, AND BACK AGAIN: Black white and blue

...In American popular music, for example, black and white artists were always listening to... ...Sounds in Country and Western Music in '62 (a black man singing white country music?) it opened... ...offshoot of this idea and brings together black artists from down the decades covering George... ...Skip a Rope which makes different sense in a black singer's hands), Brook Benton . . . And that... ...have been 30 before I clicked Brook Benton was black. As a kid I'd just heard him as another...

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Steve and Eydie: Black Hole Sun (1997)

...for them in their 60s to take on Soundgarden's Black Hole Sun for the album. Still, as Pat Boone...

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PITCH BLACK INTERVIEWED (2004): Lights, camera, action

...Paddy Free and Mike Hodgson, who are Pitch Black, get the joke behind the question: why is it... ...gig is two days after that." For Pitch Black it all begins again: an album tour here; dates... ...waiting for." Ape to Angel finds Pitch Black at a mature and comfortable point in their... ...mean is, aside from time out from Pitch Black and money coming in, they feed into PB's music... ...the beach. For an earlier interview with Pitch Black go...

Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/4526/pitch-black-interviewed-2004-lights-camera-action/

Attack in Black; Years (by one thousand fingertips): (Dine Alone/Shock)

Maybe it helps not to know that this Canadian band's debut Marriage was some kind of rootsy punk/rock/alternative album (I'm quoting from the bio, never heard it myself). Or that their vinyl-only foll

Music at Elsewhere: music/2399/attack-in-black-years-by-one-thousand-fingertips-dine-alone-shock/

Whirimako Black: The Late Night Plays (Ode)

...years ago Whirimako Black received the New Zealand Order of Merit for... ...a classy European jazz label like ECM. In 2006 Black delivered Soul Sessions (with jazz musicians)... ...the way from Ruatoki . . .”). Whirimako Black is one of our finest singers and an...

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Troy Kingi: Black Sea Golden Ladder (bandcamp)

...his new album Black Sea Golden Ladder, Troy Kingi turns towards... ...audience on the diverse journeys. However Black Sea Golden Ladder feels like Troy Kingi's most... ...always interesting to-be-continued series. . Black Sea Golden Ladder is available on vinyl with...

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Cilla Black: Liverpool Lullaby (1969)

...was the Liverpool of old? This song by Cilla Black gives you a hint. Written by local folk singer... ...a lullaby?) proved to be quite a hit for Cilla Black in '69 (it was the flip-side of her belting...

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