Dedicated to Portable Music:The May/June Special Double Issue

This special double issue for May/June is dedicated to headphones and portable music—of every medium. The iPod is all the rage right now, but whether you’re listening to an MP3, CD, cellphone, or some other format—or even a cassette tape—this issue is dedicated to the glorious invention of portable music.

I spent a lot of time writing these reviews while sitting on my deck, sipping a drink at the coffeehouse, or while walking to work. Because the music was coming through my headphones, it really got in my head. I heard the rhythms, the melodies, and the lyrics. They come from the LEFT and the RIGHT and meet in the middle in my brain.

What you got here is what my brain spills back out after listening to the music. I hope you enjoy!

If you have any questions or if you’d like to be notified each month when the new issue is posted, please email me, benjamin[at]musicspectrum.org.

Thanks for reading!

May/June Contents
(All reviews appear on this page. Please scroll down).
*Lucid Fate
*Morrissey/Smiths
*Dead Heart Bloom
*Charlie Musselwhite
*Warren Barfield
*Red
*Umphrey’s McGee
*Border Crossing
*Antsy McClain
*Charlatans UK and Big Star
*The Vacation
*The Psychedelic Rock Round Up
*Zack Hexum, Adam Richman, and Andy Stochansky
*Chadwick Hagan
*The Ernest Goodlife Band
*The Weisstronauts
*The Gena Rowlands Band
*Jeff Merchant
*Vaz
*About
*Earlymay
*Meredith Bragg & the Terminals
*Harlan and the Eames Era
*The Whole Fantastic World
*mile7
*Speech