Classic Album Review: Burning Heads | Escape
This album came out two decades ago. Here’s what I had to say about it back then (with some minor editing):
More like No Escape. You can run but you...
Classic Album Review: Various Artists | Retro Active: Rare & Remixed
This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
If you believe P....
They Came To Play | 10 New Live Albums on Bandcamp Today
As you may already know, the fine folks at Bandcamp are waiving their fees again today to put more money into artists' pockets (and charities' coffers). As expected, there...
Indie Roundup (CanCon Edition): Four Videos to Watch Right Now
Every day I get press releases from indie bands and labels with new songs, albums and videos to hype. Here's the latest batch, which all just happen to be...
Albums Of The Week: Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown | Shake The Roots
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Following the release of their last album Pressure in 2020, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown decided it was time to return to their independent roots....
Thunder Pie | Death Of A Rocker
“The meaning of life is that it stops.”
— Franz Kafka
It was a sunny day. I remember that much. The fuzz of sunshine joists crashing through the blinds. Elasticated seams...
Now Hear This: The Avett Brothers | The Third Gleam
THE PRESS RELEASE: “The Third Gleam was finished before a virus and its carnage swept through humankind in the spring of 2020. It was finished before the most recent...
Now Hear This: Ben Kweller | Circuit Boredom
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Been stuck in our homes, phones, and Zooms for months. Time to turn the wack into rawk.
This album is 🔥 thanks to the contributions of...
Classic Album Review: Flux A.D. | Passive Aggressive
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):
The indie-rock scene is...
Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: Lou Reed | Lou Reed
I have always considered myself a Lou Reed fan — but maybe I'm not. Or at least not an indiscriminate one — especially when it comes to his solo output....
Classic Album Review: Various Artists | No Depression: What it Sounds Like (Vol. 1)
This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
First it was part...
Classic Album Review: Jonathan Elias | The Prayer Cycle
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):
Rock ’n’ rollers like...
Next Week in Music | Aug. 2-8 • New Books
Even book publishers take holidays. And judging by the paltry list below, most of them are at the beach next week. Come to think, that sounds like a pretty...
Next Week in Music | Feb. 17-23 • On TV & At The Movies
Americans are celebrating Presidents Day this week — insert your own snide political quip about impending dictatorships and/or socialist coups here — so it's a quiet week in late-night...
Next Week in Music | May 23-29 • On TV
Q: What do you call it when Turnstile, Supergrass, Bloc Party and Def Leppard are all on TV in the same week? A: A damn good start. Fire up...