Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records

My life-long pal Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker The Star made news late last year. Sadly, it wasn't for producing and contributing to any of my six Area Resident albums....

Rewinding 2022 (So Far) | The Long List

Another six months, another bajillion albums, EPs, box sets, compilations, anthologies, retrospectives, soundtracks, bootlegs and vinyl reissues. Here's every title that found its way into my ears and onto...

Rewinding 2022 (So Far) | Tinnitist’s Favourite Albums

Wait, it's July already? Damn. That was fast. I'd say time flies when you're having fun, but I don't know anybody who's actually having any. But even if the...

Rewinding 2022 (So Far) | Tinnitist’s Top Interviews

I spent about 30 years interviewing musicians the old-fashioned way: Talking on the telephone, transcribing the tape (or digital recording) and turning it all into a story or Q&A....

Rewinding 2022 (So Far) | Tinnitist’s Top Music Videos

I have said it before. I am saying it again: If there's one thing I've learned from running this site, it's that people love music videos. Here's the proof:...

Back Stories | Remembering Jim Morrison

I wrote this feature about Doors singer Jim Morrison on the 40th anniversary of his 1971 death. I was fortunate enough to talk to two of his surviving bandmates,...

Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records

After learning their first drummer died, I remember asking my older brother which one of the men on the cover of Who Are You was the dead one. "The...

Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records

There are a handful of possible reasons behind a decision to buy a live album. I recently picked up Fully Plugged In by Daniel Romano Outfit because I had tickets...

Now Hear This: The Glasspack

What's better than stumbling across a great band? Stumbling across a great band with a mighty back catalogue. That's what I lucked into with The Glasspack. If you're already...

Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records

I have never been a big fan of live albums, but I'm starting to come around. When I was younger, there were still so many ‘albums you need to...

Back Stories | My 2011 + 2012 Interviews With Brian Wilson

The new documentary Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road is something of a trip down memory lane for me. No, I have never chaufeurred the beloved Beach Boys leader and pop...

20 Questions With Stefano May

Stefano May is a man on the move. In more ways than one. The Italian-born, Florida-based popster's latest single False Horizon is a festival-inspired charmer about finding your inner...

Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records

Keeping bands together isn't easy. The live version of my own band, Area Resident, has had 13 different people in five years. I'm the only constant. I know —...

20 Questions With Star2

Star2 has big dreams — but the reality is he's already come a long way. The Asian-American singer, songwriter and rapper from San Diego was born into a refugee camp...

20 Questions With Sam Robbins

Sam Robbins is older than he looks — in more ways than one. The baby-faced Nashville singer-songwriter and former Voice contestant has probably been carded for every beer he's ever...

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