Albums Of The Week: Brian Setzer | The Devil Always Collects
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Creative sparks and killer riffs are flying everywhere on Brian Setzer’s new album The Devil Always Collects.
Setzer’s guitar work is virtuosic on the new...
Albums Of The Week: Beck, Bogert & Appice | Live In Japan 1973 /...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Before his death in January, legendary guitarist Jeff Beck revisited concert recordings made by Beck, Bogert & Appice, the power trio he formed in 1972...
Albums Of The Week: Danko Jones | Electric Sounds
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Are you ready to rock? Do you want a good time? Do you want to get high?
If the answer to any of those questions is...
Albums Of The Week: The Who | Who’s Next / Life House
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “More than half a century ago, Pete Townshend of The Who crafted a suite of songs that foresaw the internet, virtual reality and pandemic-style lockdown. Now,...
Albums Of The Week: The Pretenders | Relentless
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Relentless, the 14th studio album from founding singer-guitarist Chrissie Hynde and her current version of The Pretenders, is a clearly defined snapshot of where she...
Now Hear This: Logan Larson & Logarhythmic Collective | The Monster You Made
Dr. Logan Larson & Logarhythmic Collective gene-splice classical music and EDM into a fearsome new sonic hybrid with their adventurous album The Monster You Made — showcasing today on...
Junkhouse Celebrate 30 Years of Strays with Vinyl Release & Ontario Shows
Junkhouse, the iconic Canadian alt-rock band that took the ’90s by storm, have announced a 30th-anniversary celebration of their seminal album Strays. To mark this milestone, Sony Music Canada...
Dave Bidini Continues Quest to Save Local Journalism
A thriving community usually goes hand in hand with a healthy local media, and no one is more aware of that than musician, writer, filmmaker and publisher Dave Bidini....
Concert Review: Iggy Pop | Ottawa CityFolk, Sept. 13, 2023
Raw fucking power.
If there was any downside at all to Iggy Pop’s Ottawa CityFolk performance on Sept. 13, it’s that he didn’t play more songs from his excellent new...
Now Hear This: Cap’n Al | The Enchanting World Of…
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “It has been said that difficult circumstances can inspire creativity. This has proven true for Arron “Cap’n Al” Bergstrom. For two decades, the Minneapolis based...
Now Hear This: Family Worship Center | Kicked Out Of The Garden
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In a time when he was spiritually and artistically aimless, Family Worship Center’s shamanistic figurehead Andy Krissberg took a hiatus from creating music. He embarked...
Billy Joel’s Vinyl Collection Vol. 2 Due In November
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Billy Joel – The Vinyl Collection, Vol. 2 on Nov. 3,...
Rolling Stones Reveal Hackney Diamonds Track List
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Rolling Stones have just revealed the full tracklist of their hugely anticipated new album, Hackney Diamonds, arriving Oct. 20.
Album opener, the recently released single...
Van Morrison’s Accentuate The Positive Tops Today’s Album Announcements
Yeah, I know: A new Van Morrison album isn't exactly front-page news. After all, the guy churns them out pretty regularly — his upcoming release Accentuate The Positive will...
Classic Album Review | Eddy (The Chief) Clearwater | Rock ’N’ Roll City Featuring...
This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
There are two kinds...
