Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | My Complicated Relationship With Bongo Fury
It was such an unusual thing to see in a junk shop — an amateur painting of the cover of Bongo Fury.
My partner and I go to lots of...
20 Questions With Devon
If Devon’s name rings a bell, no wonder: She introduced herself in these pages just a couple of weeks ago by premiering her self-assured new single Want To Know...
Rewinding 2019 | The Deepest Grooves
Doesn't matter if you're talking about funk, R&B, soul, blues, disco, swing or some weird combination of them all. It boils down to this: A great song is a...
Beautiful Losers | Bob Seger’s Greatest Misses
Artists seldom make the best judges of their own work. Or their own legacies.
Take Bob Seger and his early releases. Based on interviews the Detroit rocker has given over...
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...
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...
Back Stories | My 2011 Interview With Wanda Jackson
Rockabilly queen Wanda Jackson announced her retirement from performing earlier this week. At age 81, after more than 60 years on the road, I figure she's earned a break...
Rewinding 2019 | The Rock Stars
Every year, another bunch of hipster-doofus youngsters try to rile up the old farts by smugly proclaiming that rock is dead. To which I say: OK, millennial. Instead of...
Thunder Pie | Powder Burns: A Pocket-Sized Essay Collection
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My left hand is numb lately. My whole left arm feels strange to be honest. It started a few weeks ago, just when the mega rapid heartbeat days from...
Back Stories | Ranking The Van Halen Catalogue From Worst To First
I was so busy last week that I not only forgot to post this ranking of Van Halen albums — I totally forgot it even existed. I actually wrote...
Rewinding March | The Best Reissues & Anthologies of The Month
Out with the new and in with the old. For some reason I've never totally understood, March always brings a slew of box sets, anthologies, compilations and reissues. Here's...
Thunder Pie | Stabbed In The Neck By Some Kid With A Pencil: Tiny...
Pee-Paw Decides What to Write About.
Coffee. Folgers. Or Walmart brand. Cheap coffee, with like two or three fingers of milk and a healthy/ unhealthy dose of sugar. No fake...
20 Questions With Aimee-Jo Benoit
Aimee-Jo Benoit likes to mix it up. For her latest album Borjoner, the Calgary jazz artist joined forces with Trio Velocity to revamp a set of rock classics by...
Back Stories | My 2010 Interview With Nils Lofgren
Ever since I first heard Cry Tough back in the ’70s, Nils Lofgren has been one of my favourite guitarists. So naturally, I'm pretty pleased that his new album...
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...
