Tag: Andy McLean
Album Review: The Lovetones – Lost
The Lovetones Lost Undercover Music *****1/2 It’s impossible to write about The Lovetones without mentioning the 1960s or the Brian Jonestown Massacre (BJM), so let’s get that bit over with. Yes, they are heavily influenced by 60s psychedelia, and yes, their main songwriter Matthew J. Tow is a former bandmate of Anton J Newcombe. But [...]
Posted: September 20th, 2010 under Album Reviews, Brag 379 (September 13), Music.
Tags: Andy McLean, The Brag, The Lovetones
Interview: Old Man River
Old Man River Global Roaming Andy McLean Ohad Rein is having a hectic day. The Old Man River frontman has spent several hours sitting in traffic criss-crossing the city for radio interviews, and now he’s running late to meet me. That’s a hassle, for sure, but it’s nothing compared to the pressure of releasing his [...]
Posted: September 13th, 2010 under Brag 378 (September 6), Interviews, Music.
Tags: Andy McLean, Old Man River, The Brag
Live Review: Basement Birds @ Metro Theatre, Friday August 20
BASEMENT BIRDS Metro Theatre Friday August 20 Ah, music fans. They’re a fickle bunch. While a decent-sized crowd welcomes support act Ohad Rein (aka Old Man River) onto the stage, their attention fluctuates. While they are willing to clap along to the hits from Rein’s first record, they are easily distracted during his (very promising) [...]
Posted: September 6th, 2010 under Brag 377 (August 30), Live Reviews, Music.
Tags: Andy McLean, Basement Birds, The Brag
Album Review: S. Carey – All We Grow
S. Carey All We Grow JagJaguwar ** Sean Carey was last seen on these shores as part of Justin Vernon’s touring band for Bon Iver. Seeing the group perform at Angel Place last year was a chilling, thrilling experience – so when Carey’s debut album dropped into my lap, I sat up and took notice. [...]
Posted: August 23rd, 2010 under Album Reviews, Brag 375 (August 16), Music.
Tags: Andy McLean, S. Carey, The Brag
Album Review: Old Man River – You’re On My Mind EP
Old Man River You’re On My Mind EP LaLaLa Music/Stop Start *** When I saw the cover of this EP the alarm bells in my head were deafening – mixing Eastern mysticism with Western rock is fraught with danger. Get it right and you create perfect psychedelic pop like ‘Mantra’ by The Lovetones, but get [...]
Posted: July 4th, 2010 under Album Reviews, Brag 368 (June 28), Music.
Tags: Andy McLean, Old Man River