Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Say Say Say Hi Hi Hi I Know I...
I had a hankering to listen to When We Meet Again by G. Love & Special Sauce the other day, to celebrate the record-breaking warm weather and the fact...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Hall Passes & Fails
Rush waited 15 years to get into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame. At the time, they were still an active, touring band with a new album out....
Too Much Of A Good Thing: 60-Some New Album Announcements
Some days are quiet. Some days are busy. And some days are just freaking nuts.
Today started off the first way. Then I got a whole whack of sponsored posts...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Not Just Abbey Road
Chances are, when you think of Paul McCartney in a recording studio, an image of him and The Beatles in Abbey Road comes to mind. It's true that the...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | I’ve Got Blisters On Me Fingers!
The Beach Boys franchise is a freak show. The band announced a new tour in February which will run right through the end of October. There has not been...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Listen To How The Man Said
I have been devouring the new McCartney: A Life In Lyrics podcast. It's actually very good and features a very natural and relaxed Paul, who shares interesting and honest...
Thunder Pie | Night Bird
Night birds come and go without sound. That’s why no one knows about them. The sky being dark, they move unseen, undetected. Unknown. Of course, the moon and the...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | OMG Sphex!
It happened again: I inherited a box of dusty old records with a treasure inside.
If you ever come across some obscure Canadian vinyl you've never heard of before —...
Thunder Pie | Hiking With The Heartbeat Kid
Easter morning, me and Arle go on a hike. Once the kids get picked up for a few hours, we have this rare open stretch, so she says let’s...
Thunder Pie | The Sound of the Universe Sighing After School: Vince Guaraldi’s Christmas...
It had to be one of two things: Either someone really knew what they were doing, or it was all dumb luck. Smart money’s on the latter, I’d say,...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | A Two-Horse Race
A recent Stylus Counsel column I wrote — in which I compared the number of hit albums and singles by Taylor Swift to Paul McCartney, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Elvis...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Greetings! Welcome! Take Your Seat!
I have a clear memory of reading the lyrics to Hello Hooray, printed on the inner sleeve of the copy of Billion Dollar Babies I got for my tenth...
