Thunder Pie | All The Dead Return To Us As Vultures In The Sky
“We see a hearse; we think sorrow. We see a grave; we think despair. We hear of a death; we think of a loss. Not so in heaven. When...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | In For A Nickel
I am currently waiting for test pressings to arrive of my eighth album — the fourth one for which I've opted to make vinyl copies. It ain't cheap —...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | August/Everywhere?
By AREA RESIDENT and FRED JESKE
It was very nearly August/Everywhere?
After spending four years building the biggest, most captivating door he could build, Jordon Zadorozny finally heard opportunity knocking. At...
20 Questions With The Scooches
The Scooches are a movement all on their own. And the sort of band the world needs more of, frankly. An oasis of hope and optimism in our vast...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Oh Brünnhilde, You Are So Wuvvley!
Bugs Bunny in drag on that obese horse remains my favourite muse. It may be the greatest television moment of all time, Valkyrie Brünnhilde (Bugs) rides down the hill...
Thunder Pie | With Angels & Dark Angels
“By day the banished sun circles the earth like a grieving mother with a lamp.”
— Cormac McCarthy
Saturday morning I woke up early to get ready for the King. Big...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Are These Your Children?
I was celebrating Nash The Slash finally being on Canadian Spotify by spinning his seminal Children Of The Night album from 1981. He died on this day (May 10)...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | FrankenTommy
The first version of The Who’s famous "rock opera" Tommy that I ever heard was the 1975 movie soundtrack. I was a huge Elton John fan as a kid,...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Catchphrase Jukebox
Fame is fleeting, so make the most of your "15 minutes" — even if they aren't exactly yours. Once upon a time — in my salad days — It...
Thunder Pie | Jet Pack Solitude: Mini Essays
Puny Runts
Kids around Piper and Charlie’s age of 8 or 9, they fascinate me. A lot of times they have, like, chicken legs for arms. It’s as if they...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel: Nah, Put It On. It’ll Be Fine.
I hate picture discs. Back in the late ’80s, on a sleepover snack run, I found a picture disc of Elton John’s Single Man album at a Becker’s convenience...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Call Me Ishmael
My recent column about Led Zeppelin concerts sent me on a side quest about drum solos, specifically Moby Dick.
Now there's a thing you don't hear on albums much anymore...
20 Questions With Rachael Blanche
If music really is the universal language, Rachael Blanche might be more fluent than most. The globe-trotting pop singer-songwriter was both in Australia, lives in London, and has spent...
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...
Back Pages: My 2011 Interview With Gordon Lightfoot
Back in 2010, I was in Norway covering a music festival when my editor emailed me in a panic because some doofus had tweeted that Gordon Lightfoot had died....
