Bluesette (ブルーゼット): Bluesette (ブルーゼット) (1996)
If there’s anything I can affirm, after writing so much about music, it’s this: there are no firsts. Of all the good…
August 28, 2026
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Sold Out: Souled – The Magic Of The Language Of Music In Effect (1991)
As a huge fan of music of any stripe, one of my favorite things to do is simply follow wherever any piece…
August 19, 2026
The Suzuki: Suzuki (1998)
I have to confess: it’s never a great start when one’s research yields more questions than answers. As much as I’d like…
August 14, 2026
Joy Salinas: Joy Salinas (1991)
Of all the reasons I keep this blog going, one of them has to be this: we need new heroes. For far…
August 12, 2026
Clara Moreno: Mutante (1998)
Summer is more than a season. Summer’s a feeling. Summer is the time to find a little bit of heaven in earth’s…
August 5, 2026
Monica, Carla Vallet, Osny Melo: MERV (1997)
With most of us knee-deep in the dog days of summer, I thought I’d do something different. I think now’s the time…
July 29, 2026
Kensho Abe (安部兼章): A.K.Deux (1995)
There’s just something about putting your hands on a piece of fabric. Unlike listening to music through a speaker or sampling art…
July 23, 2026
Mix: 95. A Love Language (愛の言葉)
As I gather my thoughts on why I chose the songs you’ll hear in my latest LYL Radio mix, my mind keeps…
April 14, 2026
Joe T (ジョー・ティー): Tales From The Velvet Project (1997)
Much like many of you, my least favorite form of music writing is that of some boomer prattling on about how much…
February 26, 2026
Tōzokudan (盗賊団): King of Mix (キングオブミックス) (1994)
I believe that the art of a perfect remix lies in realizing that its intended audience wants to imagine the original track…
December 19, 2025
Soul Family Sensation: New Wave (1991)
Call me a hopeless romantic, but I have a strange fascination with music from bands that sound like they overshot their inspiration.…
December 17, 2025
Lily Lee (李麗芬): 就這樣約定 (It’s A Deal) (1994)
Sometimes all you need is a way in. Sometimes all you need is a voice to lead you through. When one listens…
October 14, 2025