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...
20 Questions With Matt Morson
Matt Morson is true country. Don't take my word for it: True Country also happens the title of the Ontario singer-songwriter's latest single. And rightly so — Morson comes...
Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
One of my partner's cool stories about her time as a blogger involves when she was asked to do a movie review of Twilight and she deliberately — jokingly...
Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
Of all the quadraphonic albums I've managed to find so far for my little collection, none is as fascinating as Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here. I'm going to...
Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
We have a record wall at my house — near the entranceway, in our music room. There's 11 little shelves to hold an album, and we try to change...
20 Questions With Jackson Hollow
Jackson Hollow have plenty to say. And they're just getting started. The Vancouver bluesgrass quartet recently released their latest single Look Who's Talking Now, the third preview of their...
