Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | The Musicians Remain The Same

This year my appreciation of Jimmy Page broadened. As he is for millions of others, the guitarist has long been one of my favourites due to his unique, incredible...

Rewinding 2019 | The Most Powerful Supergroups

Look! At the top of your playlist! It's a pop star! It's a rock god! No, it's a supergroup! And no wonder: In a year when nearly every hit...

2018 in Review | Tinnitist’s Top Videos

When musicians ask me what they should do to get more people to check out their work, I always say the same thing: Make a video. Because if there's...

Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Tombstone Blues

“Confusion will be my epitaph As I crawl a cracked and broken path If we make it, we can all sit back and laugh But I fear tomorrow I'll be crying.” — Epitaph...

Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Am I Seeing Double?

Growing up, I went through elementary school with two pairs of identical twins — both girls. One of them was the first girl I ever had a crush on:...

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...

Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records

By the time I released my second Area Resident album, I had a pretty good peek behind the curtain when it comes to how my favourite albums came to...

Rewinding July | The Best Rock & Pop

Need some new sounds to soak up along with those summer rays? You could do worse than July's pop and rock releases. Here's the best of the bunch, listed...

Thunder Pie | After All This Time

“To love is to burn, to be on fire.” – Jane Austen Charlie crushes back into the dirty bean bag chair in front of the TV glow. I watch him...

Thunder Pie | Kid In Philly

“People sacrifice the present for the future. But life is available only in the present. That is why we should walk in such a way that every step can...

Concert Review: Iggy Pop & The Losers | Las Vegas, April 29, 2023

LAS VEGAS — “Wise people say that this life is a dream,” Iggy Pop reflects in his unmistakable signature baritone, pausing mid-song to survey the worshipful fans at his...

Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Whole Lotta Les

I have been reading Andy Summers’ fantastic memoir One Train Later. It's loaded with stuff I didn't know, including the tidbit that the eventual Police guitarist was the person...

Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Excuse Me While I Bootleg This Guy

I love feeding-frenzy records. These are the ones which come out after someone has become a star — usually involving their early studio works or unofficial material — and...

Thunder Pie | The Old Deer Camp From The Mountain At Night

“I am losing precious days. I am degenerating into a machine for making money. I am learning nothing in this trivial world of men. I must break away and...

Thunder Pie | Q&A Vol. 2

Hello. As promised, here is the second half of the Thunder Pie Q&A!!! Thanks again to everyone who wrote me with so many thoughtfully crafted questions or kind words...

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