Classic Album Review: Boomkat | Boomkatalog.One
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):
MEMBERS: Vocalist-actress-model Taryn Manning...
Classic Album Review: The Black Keys | Thickfreakness
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):
MEMBERS: Singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach...
Classic Album Review: A.R.E. Weapons | A.R.E. Weapons
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):
MEMBERS: Guitarist Matt McAuley...
Classic Album Review: Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Fever to Tell
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):
Hype is a lot...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | FrankenTommy
The first version of The Who’s famous "rock opera" Tommy that I ever heard was the 1975 movie soundtrack. I was a huge Elton John fan as a kid,...
Next Week in Music | May 8-14 • The Short List: 7 Titles You...
A box of Billy, a batch of Bruce, a collection of Courettes, a double dose of Dropkicks, a romp with Ron and more. These are your plays of the...
Next Week in Music | May 8-14 • The Long List: 400-Plus Releases On...
May 7 is a big day for drummers: Arctic Monkeys stickman Matt Helders celebrates his 37th birthday, Tubes drummer Prairie Prince turns 73, Grateful Dead percussionist Bill Kreutzmann hits...
Next Week in Music | May 8-14 • New Books
Ramsey's jazzy life, the meaning of Sinead, The Ramones in their own words, The Bee Gees and Alice Cooper’s glory days, Green Day's catalog, Metal Blade memories and more...
Next Week in Music | May 8-14 • On TV
Thanks to the writers’ strike, the talk shows are all reruns, all the time. So now's your chance to play catchup on all the performances you missed. Including these:
Monday
Cannons...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Catchphrase Jukebox
Fame is fleeting, so make the most of your "15 minutes" — even if they aren't exactly yours. Once upon a time — in my salad days — It...
Thunder Pie | Jet Pack Solitude: Mini Essays
Puny Runts
Kids around Piper and Charlie’s age of 8 or 9, they fascinate me. A lot of times they have, like, chicken legs for arms. It’s as if they...
Albums Of The Week: Stoner Bud’s | Vampires
THE TRANSLATED & EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “We left Stoner Bud’s in 2021 with their excellent EP Yeah-Yeah, which let us know with enthusiasm that the suburban band from Bordeaux...
Albums Of The Week: Crossed Keys | Believes In You
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Chances are, if you've been paying attention to the Philadelphia underground music scene in the past two decades, you've seen one or two members of...
Albums Of The Week: The Ringo Jets | Radio Ringo
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Turkish trio The Ringo Jets are back with their most versatile and sophisticated, career-defining album. Aptly titled Radio Ringo, the album runs in vein of...
Albums Of The Week: Eilen Jewell | Get Behind The Wheel
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “They say things have to get worse before they can get better,” Eilen Jewell reflects. “And for a while there, everything got worse.”
Indeed, in the...
