Next Week in Music | July 17-23 • The Long List: 275+ Releases On...

It's a sad day for musical anniversaries: Suicide vocalist Alan Vega died on this date in 2016 at age 78, blues singer-guitarist Johnny Winter passed away on tour in...

Next Week in Music | July 17-23 • New Books

A little rock, a little reggae and the return of Johnny Thunders. Three really is the magic number next week:   Johnny Thunders: In Cold Blood – The Official Biography, Revised...

Next Week in Music | July 17-23 • On TV

Summer is almost always something of a dead zone for televised music. Toss in the long-running writers' strike — and the freshly minted actors’ strike — and you've got...

Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Diss Tracks

John Lennon could be really pissy. This week I scored a quadraphonic copy of his 1971 classic Imagine. I don't have the 2021 "ultimate mix" 2LP special release, so...

Thunder Pie | Once We Watched A Train

“We live in a rainbow of chaos.” — Paul Cezanne Chest pain on the road down the valley. I raise an eyebrow. Could be a thing. My first thoughts of slamming...

Albums Of The Week: Baited | Cutting Teeth EP

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Cutting teeth is Baited being their most rowdy and chaotic selves. Their first release was still energetic but had moments of sorrow. This release is...

Albums Of The Week: Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog | Connection

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “On their fifth studio album Connection, Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog have pushed their long-brewing tension between traditional pop songcraft and avantgarde improvisational music to the...

Albums Of The Week: The Nick Moss Band ft. Dennis Gruenling | Get Your...

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Since first forming The Nick Moss Band Featuring Dennis Gruenling in 2016, master blues guitarist Moss and world class harmonica virtuoso  Gruenling have become torchbearers...

Albums Of The Week: Paul Langlois Band | Guess What

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “When Paul Langlois from The Tragically Hip was asked to play the closing ceremonies of the Canada Summer Games in Niagara Falls in August of 2022,...

Albums Of The Week: Brian May & Friends | Star Fleet 40th Anniversary Special

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “When Queen took a break for the first part of 1983, Brian May put his time to good use. One morning in Los Angeles, he...

Albums Of The Week: John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy | Evenings At The Village...

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In August of 1961, the John Coltrane Quintet played an engagement at the legendary Village Gate in Greenwich Village, New York. Coltrane’s classic quartet were...

Albums Of The Week: Duane Betts | Wild & Precious Life

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “By the time Duane Betts began working on Wild & Precious Life — his triumphant debut solo album — he'd already spent two decades creating...

Albums Of The Week: Snõõper | Super Snōōper

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Nashville DIY punk outfit Snõõper are a band who make 45 RPM music in a 33 ⅓ RPM world — and then play it at...

Albums Of The Week: Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real | Sticks and...

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Lukas Nelson + Promise Of The Real’s eighth album Sticks and Stones is a self-produced, honest and emotional work that highlights Nelson's strength as a...

Mindbender Supreme Anoints Himself The King Of Queen Street

Mindbender Supreme assumes his throne as The King Of Queen Street with his star-studded new album — showcasing today on Tinnitist. The Toronto rapper, journalist and adult entertainer created his...

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