Next Week in Music | July 22-28 • On TV
I have already forgotten who's guest-hosting for Jimmy Kimmel next week — but I know they can't be any more annoying than Anthony Anderson was last week. Can't that...
Guitarist Billy Morrison’s Art To Rock Toronto’s Liss Gallery
Having the No. 1 song at rock radio would make anybody else’s year, but it isn’t quite enough living for Billy Morrison. With the habit-forming Crack Cocaine, his wildly...
Next Week in Music | July 15-21 • The Short List: 13 Titles You...
Is 13 really unlucky? Not next week. Especially not if you're a fan of Deep Purple, Beachwood Sparks, Dr. Dog, Los Campesinos!, Raveonettes or any of the other artists...
Next Week in Music | July 15-21 • The Long List: 365+ Releases On...
Yep, 365. If you listened to just one title per day, it would take you a full year to get through all the albums, EPs, singles, box sets, compilations,...
Next Week in Music | July 15-21 • New Books
And then there were three. Thankfully, one of them is a chronicle of a classic rockumentary. So it could be worse. But not much. Read all about ’em:
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Next Week in Music | July 15-21 • On TV
Bikini Kill, The Decemberists, Travis, Loudon Wainwright III, Pete Yorn, Pepe Aguilar and Amos Lee are just a few of the must-see options coming to a screen near you...
Great Googly Moogly! Frank Zappa’s Apostrophe (’) Is The Next Title To Get A...
As the calendar turned to 1974, Frank Zappa was riding high. His revised rethink of The Mothers collective had begat the stone-cold classic known as September 1973’s Over-Nite Sensation,...
Next Week in Music | July 8-14 • The Not-Exactly Short List: 21 Titles...
I was awakened the other day by an urgent message from the music gods: ‘Break's over, dumbass,’ they said. ‘Get back to work. We've got new albums from Eminem,...
Next Week in Music | July 8-14 • The Long List: 370+ Releases On...
Hey Ringo Starr: They say it's your birthday! Well, it's not my birthday too. But I'm glad it's your birthday. Happy birthday to you — one, two, three, four,...
Next Week in Music | July 8-14 • New Books
There are only a handful of new titles hitting the shelves next week. But as they say, anything more than a handful is a waste. And according to the...
Next Week in Music | July 8-14 • On TV
The good news? The late-night chatfests are back from holiday. The bad news: Their music bookers aren't exactly working too hard — with the exception of whoever toils for...
Next Week in Music | July 1-7 • The Short List: 2 Titles You...
School is out. Summer has arrived. Monday is Canada Day. Thursday is the Fourth Of July. We've all got holiday plans. Do we really need a whole bunch of...
Next Week in Music | July 1-7 • The Long List: 300+ Releases On...
Finally! After multiple weeks with upwards of 400 releases, the music gods are finally taking a break for the summer — or at least for the week. Of course,...
Next Week in Music | July 1-7 • On TV
The holidays giveth and the holidays taketh. As expected, the night-time chatterboxes are all getting a head start on July 4th. But star-studded celebrations for Canada Day and Independence...
O.A.R. Announce New Live In Boston Album
Rockers O.A.R. have just announced their new album Live In Boston — even though they haven't recorded it yet.
The platinum-certified band’s upcoming live outing — their seventh, for those...