Classic Album Review: Elvis Presley | Elvis: 30 #1 Hits
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):
Thank The Beatles. Or...
Next Week in Music | May 24-30 • New Books
Indie-rock survivors, trans-punk icons, be-bop pioneers, hair-metal heroes and plenty more: It's a surprisingly busy week for new books. Here are all the upcoming titles (along with a couple...
Albums Of The Week: Moby | Resound NYC
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “I gave myself the broad but specific criteria that the music had to have either been written or recorded in New York,” says Moby about...
Ty Segall & Freedom Band | Deforming Lobes: Live
Unless I missed something, it's been almost three months since Ty Segall put out an album. For the absurdly prolific 31-year-old L.A. singer-guitarist — who released six full-length discs...
Albums Of The Week: Swami John Reis | Ride The Wild Night
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Ride The Wild Night is punk veteran Swami John Reis’s long-awaited solo debut. It is neither completely similar nor dissimilar to his previous bands (Hot...
Next Week in Music | April 26 – May 2 • The Long List:...
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Albums Of The Week: Delbert McClinton | Outdated Emotion
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Texas blues and soul rocker Delbert McClinton’s latest studio album Outdated Emotion offers listeners a backstage pass to some of the most significant musical moments...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | ‘What Does The Dark Side Of The Moon Mean...
Towards the end of the Dark Side Of The Moon sessions, Roger Waters got the idea to get what the British call vox-pops — clips he could tailor for...
20 Questions With Wreche
"Where black metal and classical music vie for privilege, hope, and death in a smog-laden basin of sunt,” is how California’s John Steven Morgan of Wreche describes his music....
Albums Of The Week: The Hard-Ons | I’m Sorry Sir, That Riff’s Been Taken
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Record-breaking, trail-blazing Australian outfit The Hard-Ons — who have been cranking out their own brand of punk rock for nearly 40 years now (yes, they...
Albums Of The Week: The Arcs | Electrophonic Chronic
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The relationship between everyone was born out of loving the studio and loving vinyl,” Dan Auerbach says of The Arcs. “Spinning records was a huge...
Indie Roundup | 16 New Songs To Choose This Tuesday
Bill Fay sprinkles salt, Too Free hit the ATM, Caroline Rose has the feels, Sam Miller makes time and more in today's Roundup. You load 16 songs and whaddaya...
Art Alexakis | Sun Songs
WHO IS HE? The singer-songwriter and — for the past 28 years — sole permanent member of post-grunge populists Everclear. The man who wrote the chart-toppers Santa Monica, Everything...
Amo Amo | Canta EP
I've been watching Seinfeld reruns again because why the fuck not? Anyway, The Chinese Woman episode was on again recently. You know that one? George's phone line gets crossed...
Dave Davies | Decade
You think your brother makes life difficult? Be glad you're not Dave Davies. The underappreciated Kinks guitarist had to spend decades toiling in the shadow of brother Ray, who...
