Albums Of The Week: Deep Purple | Turning To Crime
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Turning To Crime arrives only 15 months after Deep Purple’s latest studio album Whoosh!, an album saluted by prestigious chart achievements and acclaimed by critics...
Classic Album Review: Various Artists | The Scorpion King Soundtrack
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):
In keeping with its...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From Nov. 12, 1999
Two decades ago, new albums from Joe Strummer and The Clash, Rage Against the Machine, Incubus, CSNY, Master P and others were spinning away in my portable CD player....
Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul | Summer of Sorcery
Screw politics; let's dance! If there's a motto to Summer of Sorcery, that's it. And really, isn't that everything you really need or want from rock ’n’ roll gypsy...
Snarky Puppy | Immigrance
Every puppy has to grow up and calm down eventually. Even a Snarky Puppy. So, on their dozenth studio album Immigrance, the Grammy-winning jazz-fusion jam-band collective led by bassist,...
Albums Of The Week: Beach Rats | Rat Beat
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Asbury Park is the reason. The languid beach community in New Jersey has long been a port-of-call for many a disaffected musician — from Bruce...
Albums of The Week: Particle Kid | Time Capsule
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “On his latest project, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Particle Kid (J. Micah Nelson) pulls listeners down the rabbit hole to experience the music he’s been...
The Third Mind | The Third Mind
WHO ARE THEY? A California supergroup featuring former Blasters guitarist Dave Alvin, Camper Van Beethoven bassist Victor Krummenacher and multi-instrumentalist David Immergluck, along with session drummer Michael Jerome (who...
Albums Of The Week: James White And The Blacks | Melt Yourself Down
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “James White tore up the city blueprints and charted his own map through the sonic sprawl of New York, perfecting a jittery, manic attack on...
Astroturf Noise | Astroturf Noise
THE PRESS RELEASE: "Astroturf Noise exists at the intersection of free improvisation, effects-heavy noise music, and American roots music. The group’s sound marries the propulsive rhythmic drive of bluegrass...
New Pornographers’ In the Morse Code of Brake Lights Tops Album Announcements
Every artist ends up writing about cars at some point. Even The New Pornographers. The Vancouver indie-pop supergroup just announced that their upcoming eighth album will be titled In...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From June 11, 1999
Two decades ago, new albums from Cheap Trick, Sarah McLachlan, Dokken and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say about them...
Next Week in Music | July 12-18 • The Short List: 10 Titles I...
Between all the regular releases coming next Friday and the hundreds of Record Store Day offerings arriving on Saturday, I could have easily come up with a few dozen...
Anthroprophh | Omegaville
This is not your grandaddy's power trio. Not unless your pop-pop worshipped at the well-worn altars of Hawkwind, The Stooges, MC5, Butthole Surfers, The Damned, Jimi Hendrix and Can....
Back Door | BBC in Concert
Not all power trios are created equal. Case in point: Back Door. The ’70s British threesome was fronted by keyboardist and horn player Ron Aspery, backed by the groovy...
