Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
I saw David Lee Roth on the Skyscraper tour. I have two defining memories: the boxing ring which dropped down above general admission, and the emergence of his bandanna...
Thunder Pie | The Man Who Died Getting All the Lyrics from ‘We Didn’t...
“Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay. Right now,...
Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
It's still technically Movember, so this seems like as good a time as any for a follicle article. My record collection has quite the stash of staches, and I'm...
Back Stories | The Life & Death of Jimi Hendrix
Nov. 27, 2022 would have been Jimi Hendrix’s 80th birthday. Here's a slightly edited version of a feature I wrote back in 2010 to mark the 40th anniversary of...
Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
I recently somehow began acquiring deep-cut Beatles covers. It started a month ago when I spotted a copy of The Dudes Doin’ Business by Jimmy McGriff & Junior Parker....
Thunder Pie | Slightly Blue Comets Up for Anything
“Something I like to do a lot is just sit by water when there’s a current and just stare into the water. I don’t fish, I don’t hunt, I...
Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
We're celebrating my 50th early. Actually, I won't reach that milestone until April 1 — but Stylus Counsel is celebrating its 50th instalment today. I'm pretty proud of the...
Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
I actually buy a lot of albums based solely on the cover art. The first time this happened was when I spotted a copy of The Pod by Ween...
Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
Be honest, who thought Debbie Harry was Blondie? I sure did. Made sense, right? There was also that cartoon in the funny pages of the newspaper called Blondie, the...
Thunder Pie | They/Them/Kid
“I think that people with autism are born outside the regime of civilization. Sure, this is just my own made-up theory, but I think that, as a result of...
Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
I recently lost track of time down the rabbit hole known as Rocklopedia Fakebandica.
The online database boasts nearly 6,500 entries of fake or fictional bands and musicians. I wound...
Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
A few months ago I was holding a pop-up record sale at a local microbrewery. One of the albums I was selling kept causing confusion.
The centre of said confusion...
Thunder Pie | Endless Evening Appomattox Blues
“America is false to the past, false to the present, and solemnly binds herself to be false to the future.”
— Frederick Douglass
George Floyd, face on the street, the cop’s...
20 Questions With Teni Rane
Teni Rane wants to cozy up to you. The Tennessee folk-pop singer-songwriter — who debuted her latest charming single Meet Me In Stockholm HERE a few weeks ago —...
Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
I finally got around to watching that new Creedence Clearwater Revival documentary on Netflix. It's solid — you should watch it, especially if you like gapped teeth, bowl cuts,...
