Brett Marvin & The Thunderbolts | The Sonet Anthology
THE PRESS RELEASE: "Their name may have made them sound more like rock ’n’ roll revivalists, but during the late ’60s and early ’70s, Brett Marvin & The Thunderbolts...
Bring Me The Horizon | amo
"This shit ain't heavy metal," singer Oli Sykes admits near the end of Bring Me The Horizon’s sixth album. He needn't have bothered — anybody who's made it that...
Classic Album Review: KISS | The Box Set
This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Buying KISS stuff is...
Shotgun Sawyer | Bury the Hatchet
The South will rise again. Even if it has to happen all the way out in the Golden State. If you haven't already had the pleasure, please make the...
20 Random Thoughts on the 2020 Grammy Awards
Every year when I watch the televised absurdity of the Grammy Awards, I think the same thing: I am so glad I don't have to cover this crap live...
Classic album Review: Snoop Dogg | Paid Tha Cost to be Da Bo$$
This came out in 2002 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
I heard a rumour...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From Dec. 3, 1999
Two decades ago, new albums from Third Eye Blind, Dave Matthews and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say about them...
The Microphones | Microphones In 2020
THE PRESS RELEASE: "The Microphones — the hibernating moniker of Phil Elverum — returns with his first new album for The Microphones since 2003’s Mount Eerie. The album is...
Albums Of The Week: Frank Turner | FTHC
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Frank Turner’s ninth album FTHC opens with Non Serviam, a two-minute blast of vitriolic hardcore that reflects the record’s title. But elsewhere it darts between...
Albums Of The Week: Joe Strummer | 002: The Mescaleros Years
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “2022 marks 20 years since the passing of the legendary Joe Strummer. While best known as the frontman for The Clash, between 1999-2002 Strummer produced...
Simply Red | Blue Eyed Soul
WHO ARE THEY? British singer-songwriter and sole permanent member Mick Hucknall — who is both the world's second-most-popular musical ginger and a self-confessed sex addict who once claimed to...
Kelly & Gibson In Hot Pursuit of Award For Chasing Feelings
Kelly & Gibson’s Affinity for pop music — not to mention their ability to create it — is paying dividends once again.
With their music sitting at well over 1...
Indie Roundup | 18 Tracks For A Pretty Relaxed Monday
Crystal Spiders take you to hell, Mickey Leigh introduces Cristine, Incantation sift some entrails, Fvlcrvm goes to the dogs, Sons of Butcher brave quarantine, Lufeh open doors, Roots of...
Albums Of The Week: Gwyn Ashton | Mojosoul
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Mojosoul, the 10th album of Australian singer-guitarist Gwyn Ashton’s lengthy career, is being released 50 years to the day after he started playing guitar.
"This is...
Classic Album Reviews: The Band | Rock of Ages | Moondog Matinee | Northern...
This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
It has been more...
