Compact Capsules Favorites for 2004 Welcome to the 13th annual Compact Capsules favorites of the year in which an attempt is made to single out a baker’s dozen of new releases from the past year that hit the sweet spot for this writer for one reason […]
The Boudin Barndance – 12/30/2004 Dan Ferguson WRIU-FM, 90.3 Kingston, RI Thursdays 6-9 pm On the web at: http://www.wriu.org Boudin Barndance playlists now archived at: http://www.wriu.org/boudinbarndance/index.html We closed out 2004 by featuring Boudin Barndance favorites from the new release ranks from the past year. Overall, a […]
Holy smokes, folks, the holidays are upon us and it’s that time of the year again when we dive into the latest batch of rock ‘n’ roll and assorted music hooch from reissue house Norton Records. Headquartered in Brooklyn, Norton Records typically unleashes its new releases […]
The Boudin Barndance – 12/23/2004 Dan Ferguson WRIU-FM, 90.3 Kingston, RI Thursdays 6-9 pm On the web at: http://www.wriu.org Boudin Barndance playlists now archived at: http://wriu.org/boudinbarndance/boudinbarndance.php Boudin CD reviews at http://wriu.org/boudinbarndance/boudinreviews.php A two-fold program for this Boudin Barndance before Xmas. First off, it was a Barndance […]
Neko Case The Tigers Have Spoken Anti 86740-2 Over the course of three independent solo albums, one EP, countless compilation appearances, a collaboration with Canadian Carolyn Mark as one half of the Corn Sisters duo, and as part of the glam rock band the New Pornographers, […]
The Boudin Barndance – 12/16/2004 Dan Ferguson WRIU-FM, 90.3 Kingston, RI Thursdays 6-9 pm On the web at: http://www.wriu.org Boudin Barndance playlists now archived at: http://wriu.org/boudinbarndance/boudinbarndance.php An odds & ends night on the Barndance as we wind the year down. Did work in some first-timers including […]
Seems with every passing day that DVDs are becoming as much the medium of choice for music-related releases as their audio counterpart the compact disc. It also seems that labels, mostly those from the independent side of the tracks, are often including bonus DVDs in with […]
The Boudin Barndance – 12/09/2004 Dan Ferguson WRIU-FM, 90.3 Kingston, RI Thursdays 6-9 pm On the web at: http://www.wriu.org Boudin Barndance playlists now archived at: http://wriu.org/boudinbarndance/boudinbarndance.php What with Los Straitjackets in Providence this evening for their annual Xmas Pageant extravaganza, it seemed only fitting to feature […]
This week is the second installment of what is planned as a multi-part roundup of country reissues. Last week the focus was on Coxsackie, New York-based reissue house Sundazed Music and its new “Truckstops, Broken Hearts & Honky Tonk Heroes” series. This week, Nashville-based Koch Records […]
Country reissues are once again in the spotlight. Over the next month or so, we shine the Compact Capsules spotlight on a slew of country-and-then-some reissues and hits packages that have come out since the summertime. We begin in this first installment by showcasing releases from […]
