Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Going Out On Top
By the time The Police put out their 1983 album Synchronicity, they were the biggest band in the world. During the subsequent tour they sold out Shea Stadium —...
Thunder Pie | Colyer
We pick up Henry’s buddy around nine in the morning and head towards the spot. He’s been on a fishing jag lately and was asking me to take him...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Soundtracks by Committee
My love affair with Pink Floyd began when I was seven years old — being rewarded with a copy of the Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) /...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Best Debut Albums 1963-2023
I find it shocking that some bands’ debut albums are undeniably their best releases. Just from my own perspective, as someone who is about to put out his ninth...
Stylus Counsel | It’s Just A Popularity Contest
I had a look at the top 30 best-selling albums of all time, according to the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). I wanted to see how many I...
Thunder Pie | Scroll of Jawns: Episode 1
jawn /jôn/ noun - (chiefly in the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area) used to refer to a thing, place, person, or event that one need not or cannot give a...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Suitors Gallery
It has been a few days since I started down a rabbit hole surrounding the stellar first two solo albums by Graham Nash, and I'm still down there tunnelling....
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Sharechez
When I was a kid, I fully expected the bands that made it onto Sharechez to be the next Beatles. For those who don't know: Sharechez was a biennial...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Rocking Like A Mother
If you're one of those people who believe that Mother's Day isn't a real thing — just a Hallmark holiday — let me say this: You better not have...
Thunder Pie | Little Largemouth Summertime Star Splash Blues
We fish for fish that are small and weak.
Henry and me are both massive by comparison; he's six and scrawny, which makes me even more of a force; look...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Covering The Classics
I have a record wall at home — three narrow shelves which hold nine LP sleeves. It’s heaps of fun to come up with new themes. At the moment,...
Back Stories: My 1999 Interview With Steve Albini
Like countless others, I was simultaneously surprised, shocked and saddened to see that Steve Albini died of a heart attack the other day. Surprised because he was only 61....
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | No. 1 With A Proiettile
I was looking for a nice Shaddap You Face gif to send to an Italian co-worker friend of mine, who was late for our daily gossip walk-for-coffee. (When you...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | The 27 Club
I think it was a performance by Dion during an anniversary broadcast of American Bandstand which first alerted me to the so-called 27 Club phenomenon.
Dion (last name: DiMucci) struggled...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Number Five… Number Five… Number Five…
There are a handful of people who have, at times, been referred to as The Fifth Beatle — producer George Martin, road manager Neil Aspinall, original drummer Pete Best,...
