John Shand Posts

December 17, 2014 / Concert Reviews - Archive

Concert Hall, December 11 Ian Anderson may be the first rock star to lead a cover band doing his own material. Having fronted Jethro Tull from 1967 until its apparent demise earlier this year he now performs under his own name a live repertoire that is billed as the “best…

December 16, 2014 / Features - Archive

Richard Havers Thames & Hudson, $95 In its heyday the Blue Note jazz label was just like a great band: a fortuitous combination of disparate skills and personalities. Its founder, Alfred Lion, produced the albums, and his partner, Francis Wolff, took the moody, evocative photographs gracing covers designed by the…

December 11, 2014 / Features - Archive

Ah, the concept album: the ultimate proof that rock got too big for its boots and needed punk to spit on it until it shrank back to size. The late ’60s and early ’70s was the concept album’s heyday, with Jethro Tull trumping the rest by releasing a 44-minute piece…