Crystal Shawanda Unveils New Album Midnight Blues & Asks: How Bad Do You Want...
Crystal Shawanda returns with the new studio album Midnight Blues on Sept. 30, but first she asks How Bad Do You Want It? on her latest single and video...
Next Week in Music | June 6-12 • On TV
Now that warmer weather is (hopefully) here to stay, nobody wants to be inside watching TV shows. Or appearing on them, judging by the short list of performers singing...
Next Week in Music | July 25-31 • On TV
St. Vincent spends the week with Stephen Colbert, Death Cab For Cutie do double duty, Maggie and Maren perk up your midweek and more — these are your plays of...
Next Week in Music | April 25 – May 1 • On TV
Wednesday's child, as I understand it, is full of woe. Well, perhaps the cluster of artists gracing the airwaves this midweek — including The B-52's, Fontaines D.C., Pete Yorn, Portugal....
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 | Sept. 27 – Oct. 3 • On TV
You can put Saturday Night Live and Austin City Limits back on your watch list — both shows kick off new seasons next weekend, with performances by Kacey Musgraves,...
Rodney Crowell’s Chicago Sessions Tops Today’s Album Releases
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Rodney Crowell will release The Chicago Sessions on May 5, 2023, via New West Records. The 10-song set was produced by Jeff Tweedy and recorded...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 2-8 • On TV
The Kills return to destroy The Late Late Show, The Avett Brothers give you a reason to get up early next weekend, and Kelly Clarkson gets busy all week...
Next Week in Music | Dec. 6-12 • The Long List: 300 Releases On...
Today is Bathtub Party Day — and International Ninja Day, for some reason. So put on your black PJs, grab your throwing stars, break out the Mr. Bubble, and...
Next Week in Music | February 20-26 • The Short List: 13 Titles You...
Talk about doing more with less: Even though we've got a four-day week coming up, the music biz is clearly working overtime, cranking out another slate of must-hear sounds....
The Hold Steady Just Released Two More Live Albums
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “There’s a lot of people who put in immeasurable effort behind the scenes to make the gears of The Hold Steady machine run well. If...
Next Week in Music | Dec. 12-18 • On TV
Lizzo gives you a reason to watch (or at least record) SNL, Wet Leg visit Seth and Bonny Light Horseman improve your Saturday morning — but Jimmy Kimmel is clearly...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 22-28 • The Short List: 6 Titles You...
Oh, the irony. Sure, there are 500 new albums, EPs, singles, box sets, compilations, anthologies, retrospectives, soundtracks, vinyl reissues and cassettes coming out this week for Record Store Day...
Sonic Reducers | Do You Hear What I Hear?
Over the decades, I guesstimate I've reviewed somewhere in the neighbourhood of 1,000 Christmas albums. You'd think that would be enough jingling bells and fa-fa-las to last a lifetime....
Next Week in Music | Sept. 20-26 • New Books
The Beatles and Bowie. Led Zeppelin and LCD Soundsystem. Ska and The Sweet. It's another jam-packed week for new music books — and I haven't even mentioned Peter Gabriel, The...
