Flaming Lips | King’s Mouth: Music and Songs
Wayne Coyne is coming for your children. But there's no need to panic; the Flaming Lips’ freaky frontman only wants to tell them a story. Yep, that's right: The...
Gang of Four | This Heaven Gives Me Migraine
WHO ARE THEY? The legendary British post-punk survivors who first formed in 1976, borrowed their handle from a Chinese political faction, and gave the world slashing, sharp-angled classics like...
Next Week in Music | March 6-12 • The Long List: 275+ Releases On...
Today's upcoming albums list is brought to you by the words party, cherry, Paul, blue and valley. Sadly, Paul Valley’s Blue Cherry Party is not an album that exists...
Ozzy Osbourne | Ordinary Man
"I’ll make you scream, I'll make you defecate," cracks Ozzy Osbourne on the opening track on his dozenth studio album and first solo outing in nearly a decade. Well,...
Now Hear This: Various Artists | Soul Jazz Records Presents Two Synths A Guitar...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Soul Jazz Records new Two Synths, A Guitar (and) A Drum Machine is a collection of current DIY post-punk bands shaped by the mutant sounds...
Albums Of The Week: Freedom Hawk | Take All You Can
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Emanating from the coastal dunes of Virginia, Freedom Hawk’s heavy riffs, rolling groove, soulful guitar melodies, and harmonic metal packaging to produce a sound that...
Blu Bones Spend Summertime In Europe & Emerge With NFT
Blu Bones are getting back into the NFT game with their new single and video Summertime in Europe (Live at Canadian Music Week).
The London, Ont. band — who just marked...
Rob Thomas | Chip Tooth Smile
"I'm not afraid of getting older," claims Rob Thomas right off the hop on One Less Day (Dying Young), the opening track and first single from Chip Tooth Smile....
Classic Album Review: Robbie Williams | Escapology
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):
Robbie Williams has always...
Charles Bradley | Black Velvet
"The world I live in, it’s painful. It hurts. In a word: It’s bittersweet." Charles Bradley admitted that to me about 15 months before he died of cancer in...
Classic Album Review: Melanie B | Hot
This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Hot? Try Not.
Mel B.’s...
Albums Of The Week: Divine Horsemen | Hot Rise Of An Ice Cream Phoenix
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Divine Horsemen, the fiery, eclectic ’80s group that rode the unique vocal chemistry of Chris Desjardins (aka Chris D.) and Julie Christensen, return to the...
Albums Of The Week: Explorer Tapes | Explorer Tapes Expanded Edition
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The story of Explorer Tapes is a classic tale of popular music. Two guys from the Dallas/Fort Worth area take a lifelong friendship and decide...
Craig Finn | I Need a New War
Craig Finn has apparently had his fill of massive nights. These days, the 47-year-old singer-songwriter and Hold Steady frontman is reportedly trying to act his age — artistically speaking...
Next Week in Music | Sept. 28 – Oct. 4 • The Short List:...
We are the thick of it now: Of the 500-plus titles arriving this week, a few dozen are from big-name major-label acts and prominent indie artists. Here are the...
