Review: That’s Him! That’s The Guy! — Army Life
Posted on 24. Feb, 2008 by Phillip Hardy in Featured, Music, Videos
I received a hand written note from the publicist of Jumberlack Media informing me that he did not send me a press release because “You always bash our press releases.” This honest admission throws rocks against my long held assertion that publicists are full of more crap than music critics. Furthermore, I apologize to any […]
Book review: Clapton — The Autobiography
Posted on 04. Feb, 2008 by Phillip Hardy in Books, Featured, Videos
Last fall, I received a retrospective collection of Eric Clapton that spans four decades beginning with Cream. The promotion company also sent me a copy of his biography that was released concurrently with this “best of” collection. Though I quickly penned a review for the CD, I hesitated on playing literary critic because it would […]
Film review: There Will Be Blood
Posted on 23. Jan, 2008 by Phillip Hardy in Featured, Film
Ever since I first saw Daniel Day-Lewis portray Christy Brown in Jim Sheridan’s My Left Foot, I understood that he was one of those rare actors who could completely immerse himself physically and mentally into the characters he chooses to play. Although I thought the film was greatly flawed, his performance as Bill the Butcher […]
Review: Conor — No Ordinary Day
Posted on 11. Jan, 2008 by Phillip Hardy in Music
I received this submission from a songwriter living in Boston who goes by the name of Conor. He has been knocking around New England for a number of years developing his musical chops by playing in a folk duo, leading his own band and performing numerous shows as a solo acoustic troubadour. Recently, after “living […]
Review: Eric Layer — fall
Posted on 08. Jan, 2008 by Phillip Hardy in Music
Eric Layer was born in San Francisco and has an affinity for “The Summer of Love,” which was 1967 for those of you too young to remember. For those of you who don’t give a shit, let me remind you that it was a period of bohemian nirvana where Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters […]
Review: Baja — Wolfhour
Posted on 08. Jan, 2008 by Phillip Hardy in Featured, Music
Baja comes from Stuttgart, Germany; and when I went to his MySpace page to learn about the project, I listened to four excellent tracks that I would classify as modern electronic / progressive rock. The music was beautifully arranged, flowed brilliantly and really sparked my interest. Unfortunately, Baja (composer Daniel Vujanic) chose not to send […]
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