Classic Album Review: Various Artists | For the Kids
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):
It’s never too early...
Classic Album Review: Ash | Free All Angels
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):
With their usual gift...
Classic Album Review: Jason Ringenberg | All Over Creation
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):
Jason Ringenberg may be...
Bruce Springsteen | Madison Square Garden 1988 • No Nukes 1979
For most artists, self-releasing five historic live recordings in little more than a month would be seen as egomaniacal overkill. For Bruce Springsteen, it's no big deal. In fact,...
Get Ready To Camp Out In The Beatcave
For the sixth year in a row, Toronto's Beatcave will host CAMP (Creatives Arranging Musical Projects), a two-day all-inclusive educational and creative songwriting camp. On March 4 and 5,...
Albums Of The Week: Cable Ties | All Her Plans
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “All Her Plans, the third album from Melbourne, Australia’s Cable Ties, finds the trio of Jenny McKechnie, Shauna Boyle and Nick Brown at their punchiest and...
Albums Of The Week: Office Dog | Spiel
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Introducing Office Dog, a trio that hails from Dunedin and resides in Auckland. The band, led by Kane Strang on guitar and vocals alongside Rassani...
Albums Of The Week: Fuzztones | Encore
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Who doesn't love a good encore? The dramatic, exhilarating return to the stage after a brief respite. But, of course, as longtime veterans of both...
Mogwai | ZeroZeroZero
The Scottish post-rockers' latest soundtrack offering ZeroZeroZero shares its title with an Amazon Prime crime drama following the journey of a cocaine shipment from Mexico to Italy. So not...
Next Week in Music | Feb. 7-13 • The Long List: 275 Releases On...
Happy 60th birthday, Axl Rose. Nope, not kidding — the Guns N' Roses frontman and rock's most notorious procrastinator was both Feb. 6, 1962. While you spin Appetite For Destruction...
Classic Album Review: Various Artists | Connie & Carla Soundtrack
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):
I know this may...
Classic Album Review: Stark Reality | Now Reissue
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):
THE ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE:...
Late-Night TV Music (On & Off The Air Edition) | July 29, 2020
The best TV isn't always on TV. Case in point: Lianne La Havas' gorgeous Roundhouse performance of Bittersweet was clearly the musical highlight of Wednesday's late-night programming — even...
Book Review | Wheatfield Empire: The Listener’s Guide To The Guess Who by Robert...
winnipeggers love the guess who.
no wonder.
winnipeggers live the guess who.
winnipeggers know the guess who.
their music is part of our dna.
their lives are part of our shared history.
their story is...
Albums Of The Week: Genghis Nash | The Odyssey EP
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Genghis Nash are truly a global collective of musicians, and at its core are two old friends — singer-guitarist Michel Nasrallah from Brazil and drummer...
