Classic DVD Review: Norah Jones | Live In New Orleans

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):   In little over a...

Classic DVD Review: Black Sabbath | Never Say Die

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):   As far as I’m...

Classic DVD Review: Butthole Surfers | Blind Eye Sees All

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):   “Hi y’all. I’m Gibby. This...

Classic DVD Review: Various Artists | Punk-O-Rama: The Videos Vol. 1

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):   Your typical music-video compilation...

Classic DVD Review: Judas Priest | Live in London

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):   You know what they...

Classic DVD Review: 50 Cent | The New Breed

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):   “It’s a metaphor for...

Back Pages: My 2011 Interview With Gordon Lightfoot

Back in 2010, I was in Norway covering a music festival when my editor emailed me in a panic because some doofus had tweeted that Gordon Lightfoot had died....

Conor Maynard Wants To Get Together For +11 Hours

Conor Maynard plans to spend +11 Hours with you when his new album drops this summer. After teasing the announcement for several months with the release of two deeply...

Next Week in Music | May 1-7 • The Short List: 11 Titles You...

A certain ginger superstar and a well-known trio of grown-up pop bros have new albums out next week. We shall not speak of them further here. But we shall...

Next Week in Music | May 1-7 • The Long List: 370-Plus Releases On...

It has been exactly 40 years since the legendary bluesman Muddy Waters died in his sleep at the age of 68 on April 30, 1983. Similarly, it has been...

Next Week in Music | May 1-7 • New Books

Springsteen’s Nebraska, Cooper’s craziness, Pharrell’s phrases, Converse’s universe, Abba’s awesomeness, Buffy’s bio and more are headed for your bookshelf. Read all about ’em:   Deliver Me From Nowhere: The Making of...

Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Do Stairway!

A bud of mine recently shared a YouTube link of the audio from Led Zeppelin’s March 16, 1973 show in Vienna, Austria. It was an astounding show, with a...

Albums Of The Week: Les Abranis | Amazigh Freedom Rock 1973-1983

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Abranis were a pioneering Algerian band that blended traditional Berber music with western rock, folk, disco, and funk — all the while proudly celebrating their...

Albums Of The Week: Andrina Turenne | Bold As Logs

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Calling Andrina Turenne's new album Bold As Logs her debut feels like a bit of a misnomer. The Winnipeg singer-songwriter has, after all, graced stages...

Albums Of The Week: Silver Moth | Black Bay

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “A leap of faith reaps extraordinary rewards on Black Bay, an album of depth, atmosphere and daring from the collective known as Silver Moth. Recorded under...

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