Next Week in Music | Jan. 20-26 • 12 New Books
Well, this is novel. Literally. For the first time in forever, this roundup includes a work of fiction — Belle & Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch’s Nobody's Empire. Then again,...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 20-26 • On TV
Sometimes it's about quantity. Sometimes it's about quality. Next week seems light on the former, but heavy on the latter — assuming you have some love for (or at...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 13-19 • The Short List: 7 Titles You...
It's probably bad form to admit this, but I was never a big fan of Mac Miller. I mean, I liked some of his songs — but not enough...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 13-19 • The Long List: 225+ Releases On...
Jan. 12 has not been especially kind to musicians. Lisa Marie Presley and Robbie Bachman both died on this date in 2023 — exactly one year after Ronnie Spector, six...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 13-19 • 11 New Books
Dion, Paul McCartney, Kate Bush, Bob Marley and Willie Nelson are the biggest names in today's lineup — but I'd be lying if I said that Robert Dayton’s book...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 13-19 • On TV
Maybe it's the L.A. wildfires. Or just the usual post-Christmas slump. All I can tell you is that it's going to be a quiet week for televised music. Exceptions...
Steve Schmolaris Introduces The Bad Gardening Advice Podcast!
If there's anything that Steve Schmolaris loves more than listening to Winnipeg music, it's listening to people talk about listening to Winnipeg music.
That's why Bad Gardening Advice has teamed...
Right On Cue: Harvey Lisberg’s Memoir Reveals Snooker’s Wild Side
Harvey Lisberg’s new memoir, Managing the Bad Boys of Snooker: Jimmy White and Alex Higgins, dives into the untold, sordid stories behind the snooker scene
When you think about it,...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 6-12 • The Short List: 6 Titles You...
Here we go again. Welcome to another year and another bazillion new albums. Here are six opening acts to get your 2025 started:
Julian Cope
Friar Tuck
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 6-12 • The Long List: 175+ Releases On...
Ray Davies was shot in the leg while chasing a mugger in New Orleans. Beatles roadie Mal Evans was shot dead by police during a standoff in L.A. Sonny...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 6-12 • 6 New Books
My musical bucket list is pretty damn short these days. But Billy Childish is most definitely on it. Of course, I doubt I'll ever be lucky enough to see...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 6-12 • On TV
Nobody wants to go back to work after the holidays. So, just like the rest of us, musicians and TV chit-chatters are easing their way into 2025, with just...
Neil Young’s Long-Awaited Oceanside Countryside Due Out Feb. 14
Neil Young’s Oceanside Countryside will finally make landfall on Valentine's Day, the musician has announced.
Oceanside Countryside is the latest of Neil Young's great "lost" albums to be released as part...
Rewinding 2024 | The Shortest List: Tinnitist’s Favourite Albums
It all comes down to this. After the all-inclusive Long List and the wide-ranging, misleadingly titled Slightly Shorter Lists, here — finally — are my favourite albums of 2024,...
Rewinding 2024 | The Slightly Shorter List: Tinnitist’s Top Albums (Part 10: W-Z)
As the old saying goes: If you want to sculpt a statue of an elephant, you just get the biggest granite block you can find — and chip away...
