Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Maybe Read That Out Loud

When my kids were born and we were picking baby names, I had a little exercise — first try the name out in a series of rhymes to make...

The Replacements’ Tim Finally Gets The Deluxe Box Set Treatment

I love The Replacements and their albums as much as the next old rock dude. But I love Tim just a little bit more. So I was more than...

Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne Earns Lifetime Achievement Award

Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne has received many accolades over the course of his six-decade musical career, and this year brings a particularly honourable distinction. In recognition of Wayne’s outstanding...

Lynyrd Skynyrd Celebrate Fyfty

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Southern by the Grace of God indeed. On Oct. 13, Lynyrd Skynyrd will release Fyfty, a four-CD 50th anniversary box set that celebrates the enduring...

Wilco Introduce Their Cousin

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Wilco have just announced that their new album Cousin will be available worldwide on Sept. 29 on dBpm Records. In additon, band released the album’s...

Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: Hater | Hater

For a few years there in the early-to-mid ’90s, I'd grab anything related to Soundgarden. The band came into my view around the time they played a triple bill...

Classic DVD Review: Wesley Willis | The Daddy of Rock ’N’ Roll

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):   Meet Wesley Willis. He...

Classic DVD Review: Danzig | Archive De La Morte

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):   I will say this...

Classic Album Review: Killing Joke | Killing Joke

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):   Killing Joke aren’t kidding...

Classic DVD Review: D.O.A. | Greatest Shits

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):   Yet another reason why...

Classic Album Review: Eels | Shootenanny!

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):   I can’t believe Mark...

Classic DVD Review: Meat Puppets | Alive in the Nineties

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):   For a band that...

Classic Album Review: Verbena | La Musica Negra

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):   Back in 1999, Verbena...

Classic DVD Review: Widespread Panic | Live From the Backyard in Austin, Tex.

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’s a fine line...

Classic Album Review: Señor Coconut | Fiesta Songs

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):   If the thought of...

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