THE LOVE OF IVY

Hey y’all, I was without Internet access during the same week I pulled double duty for the CityLife music section with not just, but two CD reviews: Grizzly Bear’s Veckatimest and The Meat Puppets’ Sewn Together. Enjoy, I did.

We spend a lot of our lifetime searching; trying to locate our misplaced keys and wallets, and seeking spiritual guidance. With his latest album, The Rebirth of Venus, Australian singer/songwriter Ben Lee is also still searching, but he seems to have landed on a path that works for him. The first three tracks are devastatingly [...]

I guess I’ve been in a country frame of mind lately, here’s the link to the new album, Hillbilly Goddess, from rising Bluegrass star, Alecia Nugent.

Ahhh, it’s been quite a long time since I’ve gotten to tackle a writing assignment that’s both fun and raunchy; Pansy Division‘s new album, That’s So Gay, delivers on so many levels.

Anyone else catch Kiefer Sutherland‘s hard-drinkin’, Christmas tree tacklin’, cell phone losin’ antics in the documentary I Trust You To Kill Me? He may have been the worst road manager (while simultaneously being the biggest cheerleader) for Rocco Deluca during an overseas tour, but did you know the star of 24 co-owns a recording studio [...]

After a three month hiatus, I’m penning CD reviews for CityLife again. Check out my opinions of  The Gourds’ Haymaker!