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Classic Album Review: Various Artists | Whole Lotta Blues: Songs Of Led Zeppelin
This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
To many, Led Zeppelin...
Classic Album Review: Paul McCartney | Run Devil Run
This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Like last year’s reissued...
Classic Album Review: Air | Premiers Symptomes
This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Well, it isn't exactly...
Classic Album Review: Stereophonics | Performance And Cocktails
This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Finally, a U.K. band...
Classic Album Review: Ash | Nu-Clear Sounds
This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
This U.K. teen-rock trio...
Classic Album Review: Trailer Bride | Whine De Lune
This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
“I been a good...
Classic Album Review: WestBam | We’ll Never Stop Living This Way
This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Not everyone can use...
Classic Album Review: doubleDrive | 1000 Yard Stare
This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
A pal of mind...
Classic Album Review: Outrageous Cherry | Out There In The Dark
This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Remember Time Bandits? That...
Classic Album Review: Junior Kimbrough | Meet Me In The City
This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Late Mississippi juke jointer...
Classic Album Review: Bob Log III | Trike
This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
They broke the mold...
Classic Album Review: Satanic Surfers | Going Nowhere Fast
This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
And they do mean...
Classic Album Review: Method Man & Redman | Blackout!
This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Another week, another Wu-Tang...
Classic Album Review: David Bowie | ‘hours … ’
This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
With the possible exception...
Larry Folk Wants You To Know There Is A Power In Unity
Larry Folk offers a revamped rallying cry for these troubled and turbulent times with his new consciousness-raising single and lyric video There Is A Power — showcasing today on...
KC Armstrong Has One Thing To Declare: I Don’t Care
KC Armstrong gives you the big kiss-off in his brassy, ballsy and bluesy new single and video I Don't Care — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
The opening tack from the...
Eugene Ripper Breezes Through Four Strong Winds & Hallelujah
Eugene Ripper puts a new spin on some vintage Canadian folk classics with his inspired and invention renditions of Hallelujah and Four Strong Winds — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
Ripper might...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Big Ol’ Jet Airliner
It wasn't until the 1970s that THE symbol of ultra-success in the music biz was having your own plane. An aeronautical division was established within the U.S. Department of...
Now Hear This: Atōmi | Atømia
Atōmi watches cosmic flames of destruction and renewal flow between the surface of the Sun and the darkest heart of humanity in his fascinating new minimalist electronica album Atømia...
Groover Playlist 281 | Welcome To Rocktober (Part 1)
Mauvais Sang are model citizens, Hyporadar make it rain, Apacalda is a no-show and more in today's submissions from Groover, a platform that connects artists with critics like me...
Groover Playlist 281 | Welcome To Rocktober (Part 2)
Andre Pedone unplugs JBJ, Steven Lindh takes his time, The Real Mack The Knife raises your spirits and more in today's submissions from Groover, a platform that connects artists...
Groover Playlist 281 | Welcome To Rocktober (Part 3)
The Dave Black Expression go to town, Liz Val sends good vibes, Eric Terino fills a hole and more in today's submissions from Groover, a platform that connects artists...
Next Week in Music | Oct. 7-13 • The Short List: 15 Titles You...
Expect to see and hear a lot from / about Jelly Roll and Charlie XCX in coming days — he's putting out a new album, and she's got a...
Next Week in Music | Oct. 7-13 • The Long List: 425+ Releases On...
In these divided times, here's something I think we can all get behind: James Blunt has promised to legally change his name to “whatever the public wants” if the...
Next Week in Music | Oct. 7-13 • New Books
Is it just me, or does every actor, comic, chat-show host and two-bit celeb have a kids' book out? It sure seems that way. And no wonder; if I...
Next Week in Music | Oct. 7-13 • On TV
I generally have little sympathy for pampered, wealthy rock stars. But it's hard not to feel a bit sorry for Chris Martin and Coldplay these days. After all, they...
Steve Schmolaris’s Single Review: Paige Drobot | Alien Girl
It may surprise you, Bad Gardeners, but I, too, sometimes feel like an alien from outer space. But having an immense amount of wealth will do that to a...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Getting Screwed
There's a lot of heartbreak in rock ’n’ roll. Few bands are democracies and fewer still are charitable. Popular music is rife with ego, pride, desperation and paranoia. Somewhere,...
Thunder Pie | Scroll of Jawns: Episode 5
jawn /jôn/ noun (chiefly in the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area) used to refer to a thing, place, person, or event that one need not or cannot give a specific...
Canadian Beacon | Brock Geiger, Boneheads, Weather Station & More New Patriotic Treasures
Welcome to the end of another brutal, beautiful, ball-busting Bandcamp Friday. Somehow, somewhere between the 1,500-plus emails that I have waded through since this morning — way too many...
The Grindhouse | Super Monster Party, Insurrection, Whiskey Of Blood & More New Heaviness
Fun fact: The Guinness Record for most weight lifted belongs to Canadian strongman Gregg Ernst, who once hoisted 2,422.2 kilos (5,340 pounds). But I bet today's crop of new...
Albums Of The Week: A Place To Bury Strangers | Synthesizer
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Synthesizer is the title of A Place To Bury Strangers’ seventh album. It is also a physical entity: A synthesizer made specifically for the recording...
Michael Kentoff Finds Himself Away From The Caribbean
Michael Kentoff makes a name for himself with his enchantingly eccentric new self-titled solo album — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
For Kentoff, singer-songwriter of the experimental pop group The Caribbean,...
Charlotte Morris Enters Her Villain Era
Charlotte Morris goes bad in her quest for romantic vengeance on her darkly delicious new single Villain — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
The first single from the dynamic singer-songwriter’s upcoming...
Albums Of The Week: ZZ Ward | Mother
ZZ Ward belts out the blues like a real Mother on her barnburning new EP — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
For more than a decade, this singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has...
Andrew Browning Hits The Gas In His Econoline
Andrew Browning And The 9 Pound Hammers hit you with plenty of horsepower on their high-octane new single Econoline — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
A preview of the singer-guitarist's upcoming...
Jovin Webb Vows: You’ll Be Mine Someday
Jovin Webb will do anything to win you over in his romantic new single and video Mine Someday — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
The latest preview of the Baton Rouge...
Albums Of The Week: Cookie Delicious | Punch Dance In A Wooded Glen
Cookie Delicious rope-a-dopes you with the sweet science and fancy footwork of his killer new album Punch Dance In A Wooded Glen — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
The third round...
Trinelise Væring | I’m Not A Quitter: Exclusive Video Premiere
Trinelise Væring sticks to her guns on her soulfully rootsy new single and lyric video I'm Not A Quitter — premiering exclusively on Tinnitist.
A stirring anthem of perseverance and...
Albums Of The Week: God Bullies | As Above, So Below
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Dive into the dark and gritty world of God Bullies with their latest album, As Above, So Below. This record captures the essence of their...