Classic Album Review: Gilby Clarke | Swag
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):
At this point, we’ve...
Karen O & Danger Mouse | Lux Prima
Realistically, this collaboration probably should have happened a long time ago. And apparently it would have if Karen O had her way. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs fronter reportedly pitched...
Now Hear This: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets | SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Perth’s prominent experimental quintet Psychedelic Porn Crumpets have quickly become one of Australia’s hottest prospects, uncovering all kinds of weirdness and psychotic fuzz in their...
Classic Album Review: The Who | Then And Now
This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
THE SKINNY: This 20-track...
Classic Album Review: Marilyn Manson | The Golden Age of Grotesque
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):
“This is the new...
Classic Album Reviews: G Unit | Beg for Mercy / Westside Connection | Terrorist...
This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
It’s the eternal conundrum...
Madonna | Madame X
Ay yi yi. Or to put it another way: It's a weird kind of energy. Or to put it yet another way: Bitch, she’s loca. That's not me talking....
Albums Of The Week: Sons | Sweet Boy
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Amps up to 11, phasers set to stun and off they go! Sons are back with their second album Sweet Boy — a furious and...
Now Hear This: Kensington Daze | Double Shot
Looking for a new blues-guitar gunslinger? You could do worse than this Australian hotshot. Admittedly, his voice takes some getting used to. But the fretwork and songwriting are pretty...
Next Week in Music | Sept. 6-12 • The Long List: 375+ Releases On...
Wait a second. What's that coming over the horizon? Uh-oh — it's 375-plus albums, EPs, singles, box sets, compilations, anthologies, retrospectives, soundtracks and vinyl reissues. And they're heading right...
Now Hear This: Timmy’s Organism | Lone Lizard
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Element 115 is a mysterious, superheavy element that has 115 protons in its nucleus. It is said in the UFO community to be the power...
Now Hear This: Boogarins | Levitation Sessions
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Boogarins are South America’s preeminent psychedelic artist, carrying the torch from Os Mutantes to modern times. The band reunited for the first time since the...
Death on Fire | Ghost Songs
THE PRESS RELEASE: "Years of tour experience, decades of studying music and a lifelong dedication to the underground. These are the things that have come to define Death On...
Baxter Dury | The Night Chancers
THE PRESS RELEASE: "Failed Fashionistas, Instagram voyeurs, jilted Romeos, reeking insecurity, the willingly self-deluded, the comically unaware, the Night Chancers … Baxter Loves You. Baxter Dury’s brand new album...
Classic Album Reviews: Laura Nyro | Eli and the Thirteenth Confession / New York...
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):
Old records never die...
