The Mystery Spot

Like many of the kids are doing, I listened to some music this year, some of it I liked and am writing about below. Some of it I did not lik...

Working on various projects, including the Arts Festival, is taking up some creative time. Wish I was not so distracted and unfocused. A pie...

He's not for everyone, but this year Joseph Arthur has been quite prolific. He's released The Ballad of Boogie Christ Parts 1&...

My third, and probably final, concert this year was the band Frightened Rabbit. I've wanted to see these guys for about five years. The ...

I was reading an interview with Elton John last night and he was raving about this band. So I looked this group of Irish kids up on Youtube ...

My wife is the fan of The Pastels, I've never been thrilled by the vocals. This song though, everything works. My wife and I were drivin...

Been an odd week to get back into the flow of things. Things blew up naturally and unnaturally and we're doing what we can to remain int...

The record is called Lost in You, and it's freaking fantastic! She sounds great, does some inspired covers and it's got a warmth t...

Music from the Motion Picture is 10,000 Maniacs first record in 12 years. This is the first video from it and it's lovely. I have a lo...

It was quite the pleasant shock when David Bowie released a single on Tuesday. It was the first new music from him in ten years and I did no...