Chris Devine

What’s Really Behind the Music Catalog Buying Frenzy?

All of the music industry is wondering why these classic catalog artists (Dylan, Paul Simon, et al.) are selling for 18x-25x multiples. Well, there is no one answer. One is taxes. Another is streamlining the estate process for wills and inheritance. In some cases,...

Record Review: Little Joe Ayers

Little Joe Ayers Backatchya Holly Springs, MS “Junior Kimbrough’s former bassist makes his own boogie” The deaths of Junior Kimbrough and R.L. Burnside, the two figureheads of the North Mississippi...

Record Review: Jeff Campbell

Jeff Campbell Stop and Go San Francisco, CA “A natural fit for a natural talent” Jeff Campbell has been the front man of San Francisco-based rock band Pine & Battery since 2005, and judging by...

Record Review: Islands

Islands A Sleeping & A Forgetting Brooklyn, NY “An earnest, honest album full of personality and candor” Appropriately set for a Valentine's Day release, Islands churns out an emotional,...