The Jags : Back of My Hand [ purchase ]  One of the fun things about writing for this blog is that I never really know where the piece is...

Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons : Hit and Run [ purchase ] When I saw the album, Screaming Targets by Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons descri...

Nick Lowe : Christmas At The Airport [ purchase ] I’m sort of doctrinaire about the creeping expansion of holidays. I’ve accepted Pre...

Graham Parker & The Rumour : I Want You Back (Alive) [ purchase ] “I Want You Back” was recorded by the Jackson 5 as the first sin...

Graham Parker & The Rumour : Heat in Harlem [ purchase ] How could I be so wrong? I consider myself a reasonably discerning crit...

Graham Parker and the Rumour : White Honey [ purchase ] Graham Parker and the Rumour : Black Honey [ purchase ] This is the second contrib...

Graham Parker : Mercury Poisoning [ purchase ] In 1979, after releasing four albums for Mercury Records, Graham Parker, frustrated with thei...

These are leftovers that I'd thought worth posting. It's too hot to trot out a few paragraphs, so I'll let the music do the talk...