Listening Report: Zappa & The Mothers 1971 Super Deluxe Editions (Part 2, The Rainbow Concert)
Mark Smotroff continues his deep dive into an important era of Zappa’s band…
Listening Report: Guided By Voices’ Crystal Nuns Cathedral
Mark Smotroff rejoices with another gem from a Dayton’s finest…
Listening Report: John Bullard Plays 24 Preludes for Solo Banjo, Vol. 1
Mark Smotroff likes his banjos soft ‘n round as well as angular…
Listening Report: The Band’s Cahoots, Remixed, Restored, Reimagined, Reinvented.
Mark Smotroff discovers a fantastic new album from 1971…
Listening Report: Marshall Crenshaw’s #447
Mark Smotroff is reminded that its all about the rock…
Mark’s Picks For 2021
Mark Smotroff saves his best of list for last…
Listening Report: How To Appreciate Hassan Ibn Ali’s Stunning New Archival Recordings
Mark Smotroff gets his head around a lost pianist’s perhaps most lost works…
