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Can you have a feast with just two courses? Maybe when it's a feast for the senses — which is what you got from Wednesday's late-night TV offerings. For...

Pokey LaFarge is fucked, The Claudettes go bad, Deadnotes seek perfection and more in today's Roundup. Have you heard that new Pearl Jam single? I didn't realize David Byrne...

Stephen Malkmus has never struck me as much of a traditionalist. So colour me intrigued to find out the ex-Pavement foreman has titled his March 6 album Traditional Techniques...

Thanks to the inexplicable popularity of my Submit Music page, I always have dozens of albums, EPs, singles and videos stacked up like virtual cordwood, awaiting my perusal. Here...

As a healthy white male in a prosperous western democracy, I have zero right to sing the blues. Or even enjoy them, really. After all, what can I complain...

There are two kinds of people in this world — or at least in my world: Those who care about a new album from Alicia Keys, and those who...

The Bloody Hell bring the evil, Blind Staggers party on, Katie Gately waltzes, Molina sees Venus and more in today's Roundup. Don't go away until you scroll down to...

Two decades ago, new albums from Jay-Z, Shelby Lynne, Modest Mouse and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say about them...

Siggi wants to be a Better Man in his latest single and futuristic video — showcasing today on Tinnitist. A plea of romantic redemption and emotional healing set to a...

It never fails. And it never fails to delight and amuse me. As you can probably imagine, I spend absurd amounts of time listening to new songs, new albums,...

Sass Jordan hasn't put out a solo album in a decade. But the Can-rock queen's upcoming album Rebel Moon Blues is more than worth the wait. Trust me; I've...

Bad Pelicans count to zero, GR Record Head said Fred, Dead Soft share their problems, Geoff Berner checks in and more in today's Roundup. I've started ignoring my email...

In 1980, I bought The Plasmatics’ first album New Hope For the Wretched. It was an import on the Stiff America label. I know this for a fact because...

THE PRESS RELEASE "Circles is the sixth and final studio album by Mac Miller. Conceived as a sister album to 2018's full-length Swimming, the album was completed with the assistance...

THE PRESS RELEASE "Original guitar-driven Boston Rock broadcast LIVE at midnight December 11, 1977 over the New England airways by powerhouse radio station WCOZ. It was a time when The...

This week's top new releases are brought to you by the words black, king and mind — and include a hefty portion of top-quality CanCon, with a side order...

There are more than 140 albums, EPs and singles being released next week. On your mark, get set, rock — but remember: Don’t blame me if things change at...

The Weeknd works a weeknght, Michael Kiwanuka drops in on Ellen, Halsey makes your Saturday Night livelier and more this week. Fire up the PVR and save me a...

THE PRESS RELEASE "Fuelled by folköl and an uncontrollable urge to hiss and make noise The Janitors went into their own studio Psych grottan and during 2012 gave birth to...

THE PRESS RELEASE "Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum artist Halsey’s Manic is the follow-up to her chart-topping 2017 album hopeless fountain kingdom. Since 2015, Halsey has amassed over 23 billion streams worldwide and...

THE PRESS RELEASE “I’ve been in the game a long time, but I’ve always considered myself a student,” says G. Love. “Finishing this album with Keb' Mo’ felt like graduation.”...

THE PRESS RELEASE "Eminem’s 11th studio album Music To Be Murdered By is out now ... Inspired by the master, Uncle Alfred!" MY TWO CENTS If they ever remake the movie Groundhog...

THE PRESS RELEASE "Courteeners release their long awaited sixth album More. Again. Forever. The band’s most confident and consistent record to date, More. Again. Forever. features ten new tracks that...

It may  very well indeed be five o'clock somewhere. But I've still got a crapload of new albums to listen to and blather about. So I don't have too...

Bad Waitress serve up a sedative, Shadow Show play charades, Annihilator dress for excess, The Grahams visit the desert, Taggart & Torrens score and plenty more in today's Roundup....