Late-Night TV Music (Diversity Edition) | Nov. 13, 2018
Diversity is always a good thing. And diversity is exactly what you got from Tuesday's late-night TV music lineup, which veered wildly from proggy art-rock to down-home country and...
Next Week in Music | May 20-26, 2019 • New Books
If writing about music is like dancing about architecture, does that make reading about music like juggling about engineering? I don't know. But I do know that these biographies,...
Six Songs To Hear Today | Sept. 25, 2018
Another day, another batch of tunes to help you get through it. Here's a six-pack of new songs:
1 | I have written about John Hiatt's upcoming album The Eclipse...
Albums Of The Week: Vapors Of Morphine | Fear & Fantasy
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Vapors of Morphine perform the music of ‘low rock’ pioneers Morphine, utilizing the ethereal, hypnotic and expansive sounds popularized in the ’90sby late singer-bassist Mark...
Radar State | Strays
These days, you take your rock where you can get it. Thankfully, Radar State’s particular brand of rock isn't hard to take at all. The Kansas City emo supergroup...
Now Hear This: Bobby Rush | Rawer Than Raw
THE PRESS RELEASE: "Grammy-winning blues icon Bobby Rush’s Rawer Than Raw is a stripped-down, acoustic tribute to the rich blues history of Mississippi featuring songs from a handful of...
Classic Album Review: Gary Numan | Scarred
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 still remember...
Albums Of The Week: Hoodoo Gurus | Chariots Of The Gods
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Despite the global COVID-19 pandemic, Hoodoo Gurus had a busy 2021, preparing for the release of their 10th studio album Chariot Of The Gods. Although...
Next Week in Music | July 6-12 • On TV
The late-night talk shows are on hiatus again this week, so your musical choices are severely limited. On the plus side, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert posted a...
ShotGunBillys | Mississippi
The ShotGunBillys clearly like capital letters. Thankfully, the power trio also enjoy cranking out beefy, burly, bluesy southern-fried rock and roots in the vein of Gov't Mule. And they...
20 Questions With Herr Nox
Some artists defy your expectations. Some artists exceed them. Herr Nox aims to do both. The gothic synth-rocker from rural Quebec creates a dark blend of alternative sounds held...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From April 21, 2000
Two decades ago, new albums from The Who, Elliott Smith, Marianne Faithfull and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say about...
The Stars Align Into Constellations For Meredith Moon
True North Records recently announced the signing of Meredith Moon and the forthcoming release of her new album Constellations, a blisteringly honest but astonishing body of work that easily...
Next Week in Music | July 13-19 • New Books
Hope you like Billy Joel or EDM — those are your only two options for new music books this week. Hey, it could be worse: It could have been...
Richard Davies & The Dissidents | Human Traffic
Every sideman has his day eventually. Today it's Richard Davies’ turn. The singer-guitarist — not to be confused with his Supertramp namesake — has worked with the likes of...
