Being a no frills pop/rock band in the year 2005 is a dangerous proposition. Rock music without some exotic disco beat or preening lead singer would seem to be a thing of the past. But Slender Means bear the pop/rock cross like a badge of honor, standing out from all the other bands currently languishing in the indie-pop/rock ghetto by the virtue of both impeccable song craft and musicianship. Neon & Ruin uses history as a guidebook rather than a crutch, simultaneously sounding like nothing your ever heard...   [ read more ]

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Texas bluesman Weldon "Juke Boy" Bonner was a virtual one-man band with his stripped-down electric guitar playing, his constantly stomping foot, and the swampy sound of his racked harmonica, elements that made him sound like a cross between Jimmy Reed and Slim Harpo. Bonner's carefully considered lyrics are what set him apart from any other bluesman, however, and the best of his songs have a kind of weary emotional balance that show why the blues is capable of being a great vernacular art fo...   [ read more ]

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