by Jason's Jukebox | Aug 6, 2013 | Adventures in Record Reviews
When one hears the statement “prolific artist” you can almost hear a collective groan from the audience. Prolific, you see, doesn’t always translate to quality. I can spout off a random list of artists that release way too much material – for...
by Jason's Jukebox | Jul 22, 2013 | Adventures in Record Reviews
The Paris Angels were / are one of the great “what if” stories of the early 90’s. Contemporaries with The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, and Primal Scream they released a handful of singles along with a full length album and then all but disappeared. A...
by Jason's Jukebox | Jul 16, 2013 | Adventures in Record Reviews
2012’s record Elysium by the The Pet Shop Boys sparked reviews that varied in tone and critique. It was sometimes mentioned as beautifully autumnal and sad but also criticized as sounding tired and slightly bitter (often within the same review) – for me it...
by Jason's Jukebox | Jul 10, 2013 | Adventures in Record Reviews
Sunstack Jones hail from “North of England” (members live in Liverpool & Blackburn) and say that they are composed of “always two, sometimes three but mostly four or maybe five musicians”. That includes Lorcan Moriarty on guitars (formerly...
by Jason's Jukebox | Jun 27, 2013 | Adventures in Record Reviews
ec·lec·tic /iˈklektik/ Adjective Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources. So says some reputable website on the world wide web. In my experience though, this term can come off as damning praise. “Oh, don’t mind him –...
by Jason's Jukebox | Jun 22, 2013 | Adventures in Record Reviews
Black Sabbath’s 13 is the first #1 record for anyone in the band – even taking into consideration the wonderful solo career of Ozzy Osbourne. I didn’t believe that when I 1st read it, but a scan through historical data confirms it is true. How we got...
