Next Week in Music | Jan. 29 – Feb. 4 • The Long List:...
It's been a year since Television's Tom Verlaine and singer-songwriter Barrett Strong both died on Jan. 28, 2023. Seven years since The Jefferson Airplane’s Paul Kantner died of a...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 29 – Feb. 4 • New Books
The rise and fall of contemporary Christian music? The tale of Black musicians' labour struggles? Personal essays about female vocalists? A history of the song? The study of oral...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 29 – Feb. 4 • On TV
As we head into Grammy Week — and yes, that's really a thing — the TV schedule is starting to fill up nicely. No surprise there. But here's something...
Gary Clark Jr.’s JPEG Raw Tops Today’s Album Announcements
As Max Webster told us many moons ago, Friday (Friday) is a good time to shine. It's also the best time to announce new albums, if the weekly assault...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 22-28 • The Short List: 14 Titles You...
Dogs and apes and rattlesnakes. Rodeos and rainbows and rumble strips. Blood and smiles and eyes. Sales and spiels and sadness. People and polaroids and philaphobes. The good things...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 22-28 • The Long List: 365+ Releases On...
Today in musical demises:
Peggy Lee died in 2002, following a heart attack at the age of 81; Elvis Presley’s manager Col. Tom Parker left the building in 1997 after...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 22-28 • New Books
Not gonna lie: Unless you're in the market for anonymous biographies, graphic novels, a deep dive into George Harrison’s record label or a scrapbook of Klaus Nomi clippings, the...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 22-28 • On TV
André 3000 emerges from hiding — presumably with flute in hand — to visit Stephen Colbert; Charley Crockett serenades Jimmy Kimmel; Pat Benatar visits ACL; Justin Timberlake brings sexy back to...
Another Day, Another 60-Some New Album Announcements
When, oh when, I pleadingly wonder, will the endless tsunami of new-album announcements lighten up for a minute so I can have a breather? Not today, the music gods...
Kim Gordon, Dandy Warhols, Pernice Brothers & Khruangbin Top Another Busy Day For Album...
Near as I can tell, the entire music business woke up this morning and thought, 'Hey, this seems like a perfect day to announce our new album!’ So they...
Dandy Warhols Confirm New Album Rockmaker, Share Single Danzig With Myself
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “It started with a riff that either sounded like Misfits or Danzig and then got slowed down,” explains Courtney Taylor-Taylor of The Dandy Warhols about...
Kim Gordon Announces New Album The Collective, Shares Creepy First Single Bye Bye
Former Sonic Youth singer-bassist Kim Gordon will release her sophomore solo album this spring — and if the first single is anything to go by, it's gonna be a...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 15-21 • The Short List: 7 Titles You...
Green Day and Sleater-Kinney kick 2024 into gear, Lil Dicky unveils his shortcomings, Nick Oliveri hits you twice and more. Welcome to your plays of the week:
Black Grape
Orange Head
THE...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 15-21 • The Long List: 260+ Releases On...
Today in musical birthdays: Kings Of Leon guitarist Caleb Followill turns 42, Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl hits 55, rapper and TV star LL Cool...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 15-21 • New Books
My buddy Serge Bielanko wrote a great column this weekend about his love of books. Read it HERE. Then read about all the new music tomes on the way...
