Albums Of The Week: Matt Andersen | House To House

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Matt Andersen has logged countless miles following little white lines down the highway, crossed vast oceans, and left audiences around the world forever changed by...

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...

Next Week in Music | April 20-26 • On TV

We could all use a little good news right now. And here's a small piece: Things seem to be stabilizing slightly on the late-night music scene. For the first...

Back Stories | My Album Reviews From April 9, 1999

Two decades ago, new albums from Elton John, Nas, Frank Black and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say about them...

Dizraeli | The Unmaster

WHO IS HE? A Bristol rapper, poet, playwright, singer-songwriter and all-around wordsmith whose government name is Rowan Alexander Sawday. WHAT IS THIS? His latest outstanding solo disc that puts him...

Albums Of The Week: Paolo Nutini | Last Night In The Bittersweet

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “For the past six years, Paolo Nutini has been learning how to speak his own language. After touring 2014’s Caustic Love, his second U.K. No....

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 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...

Czarface & Ghostface Killah | Czarface Meets Ghostface

The latter is arguably The Wu-Tang Clan’s most colourfully creative, unstoppably prolific and collaboratively daring member. The former is an underappreciated hip-hop supergroup co-starring producer 7L, rapper Esoteric and...

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...

D.O.A. | Treason

WHO ARE THEY? Lifelong Can-punk godfather (and current Burnaby city councillor) Joey Shithead Keithley, backed by the latest in an endless succession of rhythm sections. WHAT IS THIS? Their 18th...

Frontier Folk Nebraska | Freaks

WHO ARE THEY? You might think their name gives away their game, but you'd be a sucker: Contrary to all verbal cues and logic, FFN are not outlier folkies...

Anderson .Paak | Ventura

Third time was not the charm for Anderson .Paak. The California R&B/soul/hip-hop/funk phenom's last album — his November release Oxnard — put some purists' noses out of joint with...

One Eyed Oracle Welcomes You to His Really Small Town

One Eyed Oracle has greatness in his sights on his vibrantly dynamic, socially conscious debut LP Really Small Town — showcasing today on Tinnitist. Five years in the making, Really...

ChristMASS 2019: 12 Rockers & Popsters Rocking & Popping

British popsters, American rock legends, metal gods, Scandinavian synth kings and more — there are plenty of ways to rock around the Christmas tree this holiday season. Here are...

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