The Posies’ second album, 1990’s Dear 23 (which received the reissue treatment last month) was the sound of a band coming into its own. In fact, it was the first real “band” Posies album; their first, Failure, largely a duo work by leaders Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer. Dear 23 was a rich, textured collection…
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Cabinet of Obscurities: Gallygows- “Give It To Her”
An occasional feature showcasing excellent music by little-known artists who (generally) only put out one or two albums. A mellow melange of mellifluous pop, Give It To Her (2000) by Spain’s Gallygows was the band’s second album. Their only readily available release these days, a debut called Into the Dessert Ice is long out of print…
Two Films: “Muscle Shoals” and “Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me”
As a child, Rick Hall lived in dirt poor poverty in rural Alabama. One day he saw his brother fall into a tub of boiling water. His brother died from the burns a few days later, an impact on the family which eventually led to his parents separating. As an adult, Hall managed to transcend…
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