Articles by John F. Butland

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  Toots & The Maytals

  The Very Best Of Toots & The Maytals

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2000

  Toots Hibbert is a legendary pioneer of reggae, giving the genre its name with his 1968 single "Do The Reggay," but is often lost in the mo...

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  Louis Armstrong

  West End Blues - The Very Best Of The Hot Fives And Sevens

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2000

  Louis Armstrong's Hot Fives and Hot Sevens sides have been called the most important music of the 20th century. They changed the shape of j...

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  Sam Bush

  Ice Caps: Peaks Of Telluride

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2000

  Mandolin player Bush played his first Telluride Bluegrass Festival 26 years ago and hasn't missed a year since. The Fest is only 27 years o...

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  Slobberbone

  Everything You Thought Was Right Was Wrong Today

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2000

  Everything You Thought Was Right Was Wrong Today There are all sorts of country and rootsy instruments scattered over Everything... (mandol...

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  Nico

  In Europe Do Or Die - Diary 1982

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2000

  Do Or Die, a collection of live tracks from Nico's concerts in Europe and London, was originally released in 1982 on cassette only. Even th...

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  Psychotic Youth

  Stereoids

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2000

  Don't confuse this crew with Untamed Youth, the Missouri surf punks. Stereoids blasts out of the blocks with an energising mix of punk, pop...

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  Riptones

  Buckshot

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2000

  The Riptones' third LP opens with the throbbing slap of Earl Carter's stand-up bass, and it don't take long to know that you're in for some...

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  Marvin Gaye

  The Final Concert

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2000

  OK, they take a bit of artistic license with the title. It's not literally Marvin's last-ever-live show. The CD was recorded in Indianapoli...