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 —...
Next Week in Music | July 1-7 • 7 New Books
Spend a year with Robyn Hitchcock, make a pre-emptive strike with Radio Birdman, get a piece of Billy Childish’s mind, riff with Earl Slick, prowl Serge Gainsbourg's Paris, and more...
Rewinding June | The Best Oldies
Everything old is new again — eventually. Here are the best compilations and reissues that came out in June, listed in alphabetical order. Just click on the cover pictures...
Thunder Pie | Our Dead Name
“There is something seriously, terribly wrong with a person if they manage to get to a certain age — cross a lot of bridges; bury a lot of friends...
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...
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,...
20 Questions With MONTE
Some bands make music from the heart. Others craft songs directly from the soul. New York pop-punk power-trio MONTE launch their crunchy little nuggets “straight from the groin,” according...
Back Stories | My 2008 Interview With Ray Davies
Back in 2008, I was fortunate enough to speak to the one and only Ray Davies over the phone. As usual with print interviews, much of what I wrote...
Rewinding October | The Top Rap & Hip-Hop
Between one thing and another, I haven't had time to check out a lot of new rap and hip-hop albums this month. Hell, I still haven't found time to...
Thunder Pie | The Lonesome Death of William McClure
Moments of their secret life together burst like stars upon his memory.
― James Joyce, The Dead
One summer he appeared on the sidewalk, out of some kind of past that...
Stylus Counsel | The Lost Weekend Albums
Fifty years ago this summer saw the release of a handful of records, mired in a legendary alcoholic smog emanating from the early-onset mid-life crises of John Lennon, Harry...
Back Stories | My 2011 Interview With Gregg Allman
Back in 2011, I was lucky enough to talk to the one and only Gregg Allman. At the time, the southern rock icon was in a good place, recovering...
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:...
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...
20 Questions With Opal Canyon
Sometimes, two heads really are better. Case in point: Opal Canyon’s Debra DeMuth and Dave Houghton. The folksy Massachusetts duo met in 2012 when budding singer-songwriter DeMuth went to...
