Carl Bookstein


Interviews


Lovetones - Interview

Lovetones

Carl Bookstein speaks exclusively to Matthew J Tow, the frontman with Australian psychedelic pop act the Lovetones about his band's lengthy career and their forthcoming 2020 album 'Myriad'.


Miranda Lee Richards - Interview

Miranda Lee Richards

Carl Bookstein speaks with Los Angeles based singer songwriter Miranda Lee Richards about the unsettling state of the world and her topical new album ‘Existential Beast’.


Seafoam Green - Interview

Seafoam Green

Dublin born, Liverpool based musician Dave O’Grady of Seafoam Green speaks with Carl Bookstein about the debut album 'Topanga Mansion'.


Breathless - Interview

Breathless

Lead singer Dominic Appleton of London-based quartet Breathless speaks with Carl Bookstein about music and the current re-release of their 1999 album 'Blue Moon'


Mark Olson - Interview

Mark Olson

Carl Bookstein speaks to Mark Olson, the front-man with the Jayhawks about his new solo album, 'Good-bye Lizelle'

More Interviews

Galileo 7 - Interview Galileo 7

Zoinks - Interview Zoinks

Matthew J Tow - Interview Matthew J Tow

Musk Ox - Interview Musk Ox

Breathless - Interview Breathless

Edgehill Avenue - Interview Edgehill Avenue

Electric Pop Group - Interview Electric Pop Group

Deadstring Brothers - Interview Deadstring Brothers

Lovetones - Interview Lovetones








Profiles


Brewer and Shipley - Profile

Brewer and Shipley

Carl Bookstein examines four late 1960's/early 1970's albums by the folk rock duo Brewer and Shipley, which have been re-released on a two disc CD set.


Walter Becker - 1950-2017: A  Tribute

Walter Becker

In memory of Walter Becker of Steely Dan who died earlier this month, Carl Bookstein looks back philosophically on the impact of Steely Dan on his own life.

More Profiles

Gregg Allman - 1947-2017 Gregg Allman - 1947-2017

Jefferson Starship - Profile Jefferson Starship

Rick Danko - Profile Rick Danko

Pure Prairie League - Profile Pure Prairie League

Band - The Band Band - The Band




Live Reviews


Water Hill Music Fest - Ann Arbor, 1/5/2016

Miscellaneous

Carl Bookstein is impressed by the one-day Sunshine Music and Blues Festival in Boca Raton in Florida which this year saw sets among others from the Doors' Robbie Krieger, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, The Both and Los Lobos


Miscellaneous - Mizner Park Amphitheatre, Boca Raton, Florida 18/1/2015

Miscellaneous

Carl Bookstein is impressed by the one-day Sunshine Music and Blues Festival in Boca Raton in Florida which this year saw sets among others from the Doors' Robbie Krieger, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, The Both and Los Lobos

More Live Reviews

Gary Clark Jr - Saint Andrews Hall, Detroit, 9/7/2014 Gary Clark Jr - Saint Andrews Hall, Detroit, 9/7/2014

Miscellaneous - Mizner Park Amphitheatre, Boca Raton, 18/1/2014 Miscellaneous - Mizner Park Amphitheatre, Boca Raton, 18/1/2014

Ghostlight - The Shelter, Detroit, 20/12/2013 Ghostlight - The Shelter, Detroit, 20/12/2013

Gregg Allman - Sound Board, Detroit, 23/10/2013 Gregg Allman - Sound Board, Detroit, 23/10/2013

Electroluvs - Royal Oak Music Theatre, Detroit, 19/6/2013 Electroluvs - Royal Oak Music Theatre, Detroit, 19/6/2013








Favourite Albums


Neville Brothers - Great American Radio Volume 3 – Telluride Jazz Festival, Colorado, June 8, 2008

Neville Brothers

In our 'Re: View' section, in which our writers look back at albums from the past, Carl Bookstein, reflects on a solid 2008 concert recording from the legendary New Orleans soul group the Neville Brothers.

More Favourite Albums

Otis Rush - Live in Boston, 1973 Otis Rush - Live in Boston, 1973

Al Kooper and Mike Bloomfield - Fillmore East: The Lost Concert Tapes 12/13/68 Al Kooper and Mike Bloomfield - Fillmore East: The Lost Concert Tapes 12/13/68

Byrds - Byrdmaniax Byrds - Byrdmaniax




Features


Miscellaneous - Ticket Rewind

Miscellaneous

In the latest edition to our new column 'Ticket Rewind', Pennyblackmusic writer Carl Bookstein looks back at concert tickets from his past.


Pennyblackmusic - Ten Songs That Made Me Love...

Pennyblackmusic

In our ongoing series, 'Ten Songs That Made Me Love…' Pennyblack writer Carl Bookstein revisits ten songs that made him love Pennyblackmusic.

More Features

John Lennon - Ten Songs That Made Me Love... John Lennon - Ten Songs That Made Me Love...

Grateful Dead - The Grateful Dead Grateful Dead - The Grateful Dead

Grateful Dead - Grateful Dead, Chicago, 1994 Grateful Dead - Grateful Dead, Chicago, 1994

Band - The Music of The Band Band - The Music of The Band




Reviews


Lovetones - Myriad

Lovetones

First release for Australia's the Lovetones in ten years which represents a return to form


Little Feat - Ain’t Had Enough Fun

Little Feat

Newly reissued and solid 1995 Little Feat album with a new and unique formation of the band

More Reviews

Magpie Salute - High Water II Magpie Salute - High Water II

I See Hawks in L.A. and The Good Intentions - Hawks With Good Intentions I See Hawks in L.A. and The Good Intentions - Hawks With Good Intentions

James Clarke Five - Parlour Sounds James Clarke Five - Parlour Sounds

Galileo 7 - There is Only Now Galileo 7 - There is Only Now

Willie Dixon - Live in Chicago,1974 Willie Dixon - Live in Chicago,1974

Mandolin Orange - Tiles of a Teardrop Mandolin Orange - Tiles of a Teardrop

Jimmy Rankin - Moving East Jimmy Rankin - Moving East

GypsyFingers - Stranger Things GypsyFingers - Stranger Things

Deer Tick - Mayonnaise Deer Tick - Mayonnaise

Doyle Bramhall II - Shades Doyle Bramhall II - Shades