Back Stories | My Extended 2011 Interview With Ian Paice Of Deep Purple
I love Deep Purple as much as the next old dude. So naturally, I've been digging the new Super Deluxe Edition of their classic 1972 LP Machine Head. The...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | The Wipe Album
Don’t get me wrong. The White Album is not only my favourite Beatles record; it’s my favourite album, period. But, I’m gonna screw with it anyway. Let’s face it...
Thunder Pie | Cranberries Like A Human Heart On Glass
At the school meeting, in the conference room, I begin to drift. In and out of the things being said, I cling to my duties as a modern dad...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Studio Chatter, Slight Return
Right at the start of Revolution 1 on The Beatles’ White Album, you briefly hear the voice of engineer Geoff Emerick: "All right, Take 2."
The version of the song...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Listen To How The Man Said
I have been devouring the new McCartney: A Life In Lyrics podcast. It's actually very good and features a very natural and relaxed Paul, who shares interesting and honest...
Thunder Pie | Rat-P.
Set back from the road, there’s this banged-up graveyard down the valley not too far from me. That’s where I will be buried when I die. It is neither...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Blood Harmony
Definition: Blood Harmony is an English expression meaning the extra special sound that siblings make when they sing together.
No list of "hilarious album covers" is complete without Satan Is...
Next Week in Music | March 18-24 • The Short List: 13 Titles You...
Some people believe the number 13 is unlucky. Those people are wrong — at least when it comes to next week's lineup of new music. In fact, if you're...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Say Say Say Hi Hi Hi I Know I...
I had a hankering to listen to When We Meet Again by G. Love & Special Sauce the other day, to celebrate the record-breaking warm weather and the fact...
Thunder Pie | How to Grow Old Gracefully When Everyone Else is Doing It...
“When I discover who I am, I’ll be free.’
— Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man
Even now, in the evening with the hot water running over my hands, I am half asleep. Given...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Your Little Art Collection
There are some albums I buy solely for the artwork. And I don't mean, "Hey, that looks cool... Here's hoping it is!" I'm talking about records I buy with...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Greetings! Welcome! Take Your Seat!
I have a clear memory of reading the lyrics to Hello Hooray, printed on the inner sleeve of the copy of Billion Dollar Babies I got for my tenth...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | OMG Sphex!
It happened again: I inherited a box of dusty old records with a treasure inside.
If you ever come across some obscure Canadian vinyl you've never heard of before —...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | A Two-Horse Race
A recent Stylus Counsel column I wrote — in which I compared the number of hit albums and singles by Taylor Swift to Paul McCartney, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Elvis...
Thunder Pie | My Life in Country Music (Part 1)
The decision was made without my input. I would be riding with Dave, the owner of the camp, my stepdad’s best friend. Dave would put me in a spot...
