I’ve no desire to stem the tide of singles reaching me on a daily basis, but keeping up with the sharing thereof is a challenge.…
An Embarrassment of Riches
Author: Tom Orr
Tom Orr is a California-based writer whose talent and mental stability are of an equally questionable nature. His hobbies include ignoring trends, striking dramatic poses in front of his ever-tolerant wife and watching helplessly as his kids surpass him in all desirable traits.
The New Old Pakistan
It’s one thing to re-release recordings of traditional music so that new generations can hear and appreciate them. It’s quite another to create fresh recordings…
No Reason To Be Careful What I Wished For
I now find myself, via my own intentions and the supplanting magic of the internet, the recipient of a good many singles. And the phrase…
Varied Treasures: The Album Edition
My latest round of reviewed singles can be found elsewhere on this site and, I hope, are worth seeking out. Here is a look at…
Varied Treasures
I don’t know if continuing to review both singles and albums is doing anything to improve my already questionable writing skills, but it is opening…
Bits, Pieces and Entireties
It may take a while longer before I get a steady handle on my new approach of covering both singles and albums that are, by…
One at a Time
I’ve long fancied myself a reviewer of albums and not individual songs. But times change, and resources at my disposal have necessitated my acquiring more…
Reggae Rediscoveries
Reggae was the music that opened up my ears to the wider world of sounds rife for exploring, and I always savor any reminder of…
Pleasure as Usual
I’ve managed to accept the fact that padded envelopes containing CDs are likely never going to drop through my front door with the regularity they…
Left La La Land, Loved Loulé. My time at the 2022 Festival Med in Portugal
Portugal. I’d seen it on the maps I loved looking at when I was a kid. There it was, all but smothered by Spain on…