Next Week in Music | April 22-28 • On TV
With the exception of insatiable workaholic Jimmy Kimmel, the late-night chit-chatters are in time-out this week. Not sure why. Good thing the daytimers — and the documentarians, interestingly enough...
Zappa & Mothers Storm Sunset Strip For Next Vault Release
The hand-scrawled ad in the L.A. Free Press — an open invitation to Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention’s all-night affair at one of their favorite venues, L.A.’s...
Canada’s Teen Jam Wants You
Some of the best, most innovative musical acts ever started out when they were merely teens — The Runaways, Strokes and Arctic Monkeys, to name just a few — and...
Area Resident’s Record Store Day Picks
I must admit, I don't usually line up for Record Store Day. If there's something I really want, I'll let some of my shop-owning pals know. But I buy...
Next Week in Music | April 15-21 • The Short List: 12 Albums That...
I have nothing but respect for our current musical overlord Taylor Swift. But her music is not for me. Nor, I would argue, is it meant to be. More...
Next Week in Music | April 15-21 • The Long List: Nearly 800 (!!)...
Yep, 800. What the hell's going on, you ask? Record Store Day, that's what. So you've got the usual assortment of vinyl reissues, deluxe editions, previously unreleased live recordings,...
Next Week in Music | April 15-21 • 10 New Books
You've got a lot on the books for next week: Party with The Boss, read Sonny’s diary, follow Arthur’s travels, catch sight of The Rolling Stones, take a look...
Next Week in Music | April 15-21 • On TV
Between Record Store Day and impending new releases from Pearl Jam, Melvins, High On Fire and Cloud Nothings, you might expect next week's small-screen lineup to be jam-packed with...
Next Week in Music | April 8-14 • The Short List: 13 Titles You...
Mark Knopfler, Meshell Ndegeocello and Metz. Girl In Red and Gospel Beach. Blue Öyster Cult, Bend Sinister, Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard, Bodega and Elliott BROOD. Put ’em all together and...
Next Week in Music | April 8-14 • The Long List: 340+ Releases On...
When you get as many press releases as I do, you start to notice shit. Like the way certain phrases suddenly pop up everywhere. A few years ago, every...
Next Week in Music | April 8-14 • 12 New Books
The Beatles have their say; Yoko Ono gets framed; Jah Wobble expands his viewpoint; Chapel Hill, Black country and electronica go under the microscope; rap goes to prison and...
Next Week in Music | April 8-14 • On TV
Today in stupid: My favourite morning-TV dimwit followed up a story on the New York earthquake by reminding people to “stop, drop and roll.” Um, not quite, honey. But...
Next Week in Music | April 1-7 • The Short List: 13 Titles You...
The Black Keys come to play, Vampire Weekend go above and beyond, Marcus King takes a swing, The Libertines keep it down, Bartees Strange makes magic, Old 97’s get...
Next Week in Music | April 1-7 • The Long List: 430+ Releases On...
Today in musical birthdays: Star producer and Bleachers king Jack Antonoff turns 40, Angus Young of AC/DC is 69 years… young, Babys drummer Tony Brock hits 70, Mick Ralphs...
Next Week in Music | April 1-7 • 19 New Books
Welcome to an April shower of musical books — including tomes on The Beach Boys, Skip Spence, The Everly Brothers, David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust days, Jelly Roll Morton, Pulp,...
