Fantastic Negrito Unplugs For New Grandfather Courage LP

A great story bears repeating. Revisiting. Revising. And Fantastic Negrito's latest album White Jesus Black Problems was one helluva story, tracing his roots back seven generations and 270 years...

Hold Steady Introduce New Album The Price Of Progress With Sideways Skull Single

If you're a Hold Steady fan (and if you're not, you're definitely in the wrong place), 2023 is off to a good start. Minneapolis singer-guitarist Craig Finn and his long-serving...

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A rock god comes back with a bang, some old punks do it for the kids, and the greatest Canadian artist most people have never heard rolls a seven....

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Jan. 1 marks a new beginning for most people. But it spells the end of the line for a lot of musicians, based on the number of artists who...

Next Week in Music | Jan. 2-8 • New Books

Adele, Vashti Bunyan, Rush and Simple Minds — along with musical visits to Louisiana and Cambodia — open the cover on 2023. Read all about ’em:   Themes For Great Cities:...

Next Week in Music | Jan. 2-8 • On TV

Idles, Protoje and Madison Cunningham help Fallon get a jump on the other Jimmys, Alex G wakes you up on Saturday, Austin City Limits celebrates Sheryl Crow and … well,...

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Nope, I'm not kidding. And no, I have no idea why anyone would release music between Christmas and New Year. But they do. Maybe they're trying to avoid the...

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Attention Johnny Mathis fans: Your prayers have finally been answered.   Misty: The Music of Johnny Mathis By Jakob Baekgaard THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Few singers have been able to change with the...

Next Week in Music | Dec. 26 – Jan. 1 • On TV

You know the drill: A ton of reruns, a couple of new performances, and a raft of New Year's Eve specials. This is why you have Netflix. And booze.   Monday Dawes...

New Holiday Mixtape Is A Gift That Keeps On Giving

Lemmon Entertainment’s new Holiday Mixtape features a wide variety of Canadian artists spreading Yuletide cheer for an excellent cause, with 100% of the proceeds going to the MusiCounts Band...

Next Week in Music | Dec. 19-25 • The Short List: 1 Title You...

Yep, just one album. And it's not even an album. But hey, whaddaya want for the second-last week of the year? Just be glad Rivers Cuomo is a workaholic...

Next Week in Music | Dec. 19-25 • The Long List: 65 Releases On...

It's a big day for musical birthdays: Reigning pop queen Billie Eilish turns 21, former pop queen Christina Aguilera is 42, enigmatic songstress Sia turns 47, big-dog rapper DMX...

Next Week in Music | Dec. 19-25 • New Books

If you want to read about Status Quo and Stockhausen, you're in luck next week. Otherwise, not so much.   Status Quo In The 1980s: Decades By Greg Harper THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE:...

Next Week in Music | Dec. 19-25 • On TV

Spoiler alert: It's pretty much all Christmas music, reruns and Christmas-music reruns next week. Seriously, what else did you expect? On the plus side, some of the repeats are...

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We are getting down the short strokes here, people. With just 150 new releases on the way, the pickin's are getting mighty slim. But I did find a trio...

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