The mighty Dinosaur jr. have returned. The trio that rocked the alternative music world with three stellar albums in the 80's and then regrouped with their original members in 2006 for the new disc Beyond, are back again with another instant classic, Farm on Jajaguwar Records.

In 1961, New Orleans tuba player Allan Jaffe and his wife Sandra turned a drafty French Quarter carriage house into a haven where the town's struggling, aging musicians could perform.

With his latest release, Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away, Slaid is finally poised for his long overdue "Breakout". This is his 7th album of original material following the 2006 release "Unsung" which was an all covers affair.

I recently had the rare opportunity to see this young superstar in a small venue, private performance. Being sorely out of the age bracket, I realized I would not comprehend the full value of the experience unless in the company of die-hard fans. Thus, I took my son and his girlfriend, both four-years-old.

"The rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.", so said Mark Twain in response to rumors about his supposed death. The same quote could be used in 2009 by Eef Barzelay and his band Clem Snide. 

Finally a tribute to one of the most underrated artists of all time! It is a crime that Sir Doug is not yet in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. Throughout his career he had truly seen and done it all.

After their experimental period of Zooropa and Pop, many saw U2's last two albums as a return to true rock band form. And No Line is very much about returning to the experimentation and taking chances again, much in the way they did with The Unforgettable Fire. One definitely gets the feeling they were trying to recreate Fire with moody numbers like "White As Snow" and "Cedars Of Lebanon".