Next Week in Music | Feb. 21-27 • New Books

Bruce and The Beatles, Frank Zappa and Fat White Family, Major Lazer, Mercyful Fate and Modeselektor — these are the names in next week's new releases. Read all about...

Next Week in Music | Feb. 21-27 • On TV

LCD visit SNL, Usher ushers in the week on Ellen, The Go-Go's drop in on Drew, Billie Eilish visits Seth, Tears For Fears wrap up your Friday and more...

J’Moris Comes Clean on Moris Better: Loveless Confessions

J’Moris tells it like it is on his new album Moris Better: Loveless Confessions — showcasing today on Tinnitist. His biggest artistic statement since 2020's Blac February album, the Texas...

Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters Shout Mercy Me

Ronnie Earl, a four-time Blues Music Award winner as Guitar Player of the Year, follows up the critical and commercial success of his last album Rise Up with Mercy Me,...

Next Week in Music | Feb. 14-20 • The Short List: 10 Titles You...

Riff-raff and Swamis. Mutants and Automatons. Catchers and Cowboys. Oceans and Bridges. Pikes and Powers. Next week's new releases are a real ragtag bunch. See for yourself:   Catcher The Fat Of...

Next Week in Music | Feb. 14-20 • The Long List: 330+ Releases On...

When I started writing about music back in the previous millennium, this time of year was a dead zone. Not any more — as you can see from this...

Next Week in Music | Feb. 14-20 • New Books

Classic covers, goth gods, awesome Aussies, first females, go-go greats, outsized Ohio and punk percussionists — next week's new books are all about alliteration. Read all about ’em:   Through the...

Next Week in Music | Feb. 14-20 • On TV

The televised music drought continues — with a few notable exceptions — as talk shows are either pre-empted or getting out of the way of the Winter Olympics. Based...

HOROJO Trio Are Ready To Set The Record

HOROJO Trio (pronunciation: HO-RO-JO), who became an award-winning soul-rocking rhythm and blues group before releasing any music, are ready to Set The Record with the release of their debut...

Sonic Reducers | And The Oscar Goes To …

The Oscar nominations are out! The Oscar nominations are out! Oh, who am I kidding? I don't really give a damn. And neither do you, probably. Except for the fact...

Next Week in Music | Feb. 7-13 • The Short List: 10 Titles You...

Kings and thieves. Jealousy and overkill. Anarchy and overkill. Dragons and lizards. Dreams and urges. Earthlings and conspirators. Lucifer and believers. If next week's new albums don't sell, they...

Next Week in Music | Feb. 7-13 • The Long List: 275 Releases On...

Happy 60th birthday, Axl Rose. Nope, not kidding — the Guns N' Roses frontman and rock's most notorious procrastinator was both Feb. 6, 1962. While you spin Appetite For Destruction...

Next Week in Music | Feb. 7-13 • New Books

Some Fela, some photos and two old LPs spinning at 33 1/3 RPM. That's all she wrote for next week. Read all about ’em:   Fela Anikulapo-Kuti: Afrobeat, Rebellion, and Philosophy By...

Next Week in Music | Feb. 7-13 • On TV

It's so quiet next week, you'd almost think there was some sort of gigantic international event going on — something that's dominating the airwaves, commanding the spotlight and basically...

The Duke Robillard Band Will Show You Why They Called It Rhythm & Blues

Duke Robillard has called on a cadre of VIPs, old pals and special guests to help him out with his upcoming album They Called It Rhythm & Blues. Arriving March...

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