Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne Earns Lifetime Achievement Award
Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne has received many accolades over the course of his six-decade musical career, and this year brings a particularly honourable distinction. In recognition of Wayne’s outstanding...
Lynyrd Skynyrd Celebrate Fyfty
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Southern by the Grace of God indeed. On Oct. 13, Lynyrd Skynyrd will release Fyfty, a four-CD 50th anniversary box set that celebrates the enduring...
Wilco Introduce Their Cousin
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Wilco have just announced that their new album Cousin will be available worldwide on Sept. 29 on dBpm Records. In additon, band released the album’s...
Next Week in Music | July 31 – Aug. 6 • The Short List:...
The Front Bottoms let it all hang out, Miles Kane mans up, Mammoth double down, Odds crash the party, Robert Jon & the Wreck see the light, Jah Wobble...
Next Week in Music | July 31 – Aug. 6 • The Long List:...
Happy 65th birthday to the one and only Kate Bush. If you didn't get her anything, don't sweat it — she actually got her present a year ago when...
Next Week in Music | July 31 – Aug. 6 • New Books
If you love Roxette and/or speculative books about The Beatles, thank your lucky stars, because this is the week you've been waiting for. If not, well, maybe it's a good...
Next Week in Music | July 31 – Aug. 6 • On TV
As the TV writers’ strike wraps up its third month, I am reminded of the immortal words of Lee Dorsey (or Devo, if you prefer): How long can this...
ZZ Ward Shows Off Her Dirty Shine
ZZ Ward, the multifaceted artist known for her boundary-pushing musical style, is out to make waves with her highly anticipated first independent album Dirty Shine. The album is scheduled...
Danny Michel & Steve Poltz Team Up For Tour
Danny Michel and Steve Poltz met at a little Canadian folk festival a dozen years ago and became quick pals, creating one-of-a-kind live musical experiences on the spot.
Michel is...
Next Week in Music | July 23-29 • The Short List: 8 Titles You...
Live albums, solo sets, posthumous releases, comebacks and stylistic left turns — can you tell it's the middle of summer? Here are your plays of the week:
Brad
In The Moment That...
Next Week in Music | July 23-29 • The Long List: 333+ Releases On...
Today in musical milestones:
The Good | Bluegrass and country singer Alison Krauss turns 52, Guns N’ Roses guitar hero Slash hits 58, Depeche Mode keyboardist Martin Gore turns 62...
Next Week in Music | July 23-29 • New Books
The Hold Steady stay positive, the Allman Brothers and Richie Furay strike a chord, Warren Zevon gets philosophical, EWF and Nightwish go under the microscope — and more titles...
Next Week in Music | July 23-29 • On TV
Sorry, KISS fans: Thanks to the ongoing writers’ and actors’ strikes, you now have to rock ’n’ roll during the day (assuming your definition of rock ’n’ roll extends...
Next Week in Music | July 17-23 • The Short List: 8 Titles You...
Bird and Blur, GBV and Greta Van Fleet, Nils and Nina, Voivod and more: These are your plays of the week:
Andrew Bird
Outside Problems
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Arriving a year...
Next Week in Music | July 17-23 • The Long List: 275+ Releases On...
It's a sad day for musical anniversaries: Suicide vocalist Alan Vega died on this date in 2016 at age 78, blues singer-guitarist Johnny Winter passed away on tour in...
