Next Week in Music | January 30 – February 5 • New Books

The Jam look back at 1982, Alice Cooper eyes 75, and everything from post-punk to Broadway musicals take a turn in the spotlight next week. Read all about ’em:   The...

Next Week in Music | January 30 – February 5 • On TV

Pavement on Austin City Limits! Pavement on Austin City Limits! Pavement on Austin City Limits! That's all you need to know about next week’s TV-music lineup. OK, OK —...

Danko Jones Clearly Has Way Too Much Time On His Hands

Somebody please give this man something to do. Or at least stage an intervention or something. If this isn't a cry for help, I don't know what is. For...

Toronto’s Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival Marks 21st Year

After two years of an online-only hiatus, Toronto’s annual Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival is back IRL for its 21st anniversary. The festival, which features a change of neighborhood...

Next Week in Music | January 23-29 • The Long List: 320+ Releases On...

If I ran horoscopes on this site, today's advice would be: It's a good day to start a new project. And that would be based on these three precedents: 1...

Next Week in Music | January 23-29 • New Books

The Fabs and Faith No More. Mozart and Max Hunter. Tex Morton and tuning forks. Toss in tomes on the lessons of country music and the birth of electro-pop...

Next Week in Music | January 23-29 • On TV

My pick of the week? The War On Drugs on Austin City Limits — though Måneskin and Tom Morello on Thursday's Tonight Show is a close second. If neither...

Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon Rises Again For 50th Anniversary

I would say there are two kinds of people in the world — those who have owned a copy of Dark Side Of The Moon and those who don’t...

Jane Bunnett & Maqueque Are Playing With Fire

Celebrated all-female Afro-Cuban jazz ensemble Jane Bunnett & Maqueque will release their new album Playing With Fire on March 10, they have just announced. Playing With Fire could refer to...

Next Week in Music | January 16-22 • The Shorter List: 23 Titles You...

Yeah, you read that right — there are more than 20 worthy albums and EPs dropping next week. But don't worry; I'm not going to make you waste the...

Next Week in Music | January 16-22 • The Long List: 260+ Releases On...

Lisa Marie Presley. Robbie Bachman. And Jeff Beck, of course. Last week was pretty rough. Let's hope next week is a little easier. However the chips fall, at least...

Next Week in Music | January 16-22 • New Books

Rick Rubin and Red Hot Chili Peppers. The Kinks’ Dave Davies and Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite. Earth, Wind & Fire and Desert Island Discs. And, of course, the always-wonderful Weird...

Next Week in Music | January 16-22 • On TV

Fall Out Boy drop a new single on Kimmel, Sam Smith does double duty, Sylvan Esso kick off the weekend, Meet Me @ The Altar arrive late — and...

Lynn Miles Invites You To Her TumbleWeedyWorld

Lynn Miles will introduce you to her TumbleWeedyWorld on her 16th studio album — arriving March 17 on True North Records, the Ottawa singer-songwriter has just announced. Miles has earned...

Frank Zappa Goes From Mudd Club To Munich

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Presenting two previously unreleased concerts from Frank Zappa’s short-lived 1980 band, the latest exciting live collection to be released from The Vault, Zappa 80: Mudd...

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