I wasn't sure what to think of the newest Beatles release, Love, when I first heard about it. It may seem a bit opportunistic to cash in on all the Beatles mashup craze, but then again, who better than George Martin to do a Beatles mashup. A peak at the liner notes however reveals that the project came from a very different place... collaboration with the Cirque du Soleil. But, really, it's more than a mere mash-up anyway. To me, it feels more on par with the late 60's Brian Wilson "patchwork... read more

I am completely in love with the new Wilco, A Ghost Is Born. It brings the entire Tweedy/Wilco canon full circle.

It all begins with the sweet and beautiful "Either Way" which opens with the hopeful statement "Maybe the sun will shine today" and grows into a promise of support, devotion and understanding. "You Are My Face" gives us the first brilliant Tweedy line of the record, "Why is there no breeze? No currency of leaves?". It seems at first to continue track 1's pensive mood, but then ... read more