Next Week in Music | April 8-14 • The Long List: 340+ Releases On...
When you get as many press releases as I do, you start to notice shit. Like the way certain phrases suddenly pop up everywhere. A few years ago, every...
Next Week in Music | April 8-14 • 12 New Books
The Beatles have their say; Yoko Ono gets framed; Jah Wobble expands his viewpoint; Chapel Hill, Black country and electronica go under the microscope; rap goes to prison and...
Next Week in Music | April 8-14 • On TV
Today in stupid: My favourite morning-TV dimwit followed up a story on the New York earthquake by reminding people to “stop, drop and roll.” Um, not quite, honey. But...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | You’ve Changed, Man
What songs come to mind when I say the names Bob Seger and Steve Miller? Old Time Rock & Roll and The Joker? Night Moves and Abracadabra? Against The...
Thunder Pie | Hiking With The Heartbeat Kid
Easter morning, me and Arle go on a hike. Once the kids get picked up for a few hours, we have this rare open stretch, so she says let’s...
Albums Of The Week: Amblare | Amblare
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Amblare’s self-titled debut album is nothing short of a triumphant beginning — an impressive, propulsive and muscular bulldozer of radiant, emotive post-hardcore and grungy indie-rock....
Albums Of The Week: The Hold Steady | Live in Boston 5-13-23
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “We were pretty psyched to be playing with two amazing bands this night — Come and Dinosaur Jr. Both played incredible sets, and the newish...
Albums Of The Week: Gustaf | Package, Pt. 2
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Gustaf began without a name or, for that matter, many official members. In 2018, after someone’s tour bound for SXSW collapsed, Brooklyn musician Tarra Thiessen...
Albums Of The Week: Bartees Strange | Magic Boy
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Bartees Strange has been one of the most significant indie artists to break out in the post-pandemic era.
He debuted with Say Goodbye To Pretty Boy,...
Albums Of The Week: Bob Vylan | Humble As The Sun
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “When Bob Vylan won the first Mobo Award for Best Alternative Music Act in 2022, the punk-grime duo took to the stage to speak about...
Albums Of The Week: Mount Kimbie | The Sunset Violent
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Sunset Violent picks up where Mount Kimbie’s last album — 2017’s Love What Survives — left off, marrying modern indie, shoegaze and electronica seamlessly...
Albums Of The Week: Einstürzende Neubauten | Ramps (APM: Alien Pop Music)
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Since the band were founded on April 1, 1980, Einstürzende Neubauten have been shifting the parameters of mainstream and subculture to make the inaudible audible...
Albums Of The Week: Wine Lips | Super Mega Ultra
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Wine Lips’ new record Super Mega Ultra is an absolute beast. Recorded by Simon Larochette at The Sugar Shack in Ontario, the album is jam-packed...
Albums Of The Week: Pernice Brothers | Who Will You Believe
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Pernice Brothers have returned with Who Will You Believe, their first album in five years. Produced by Joe Pernice, the album includes contributions from...
Albums Of The Week: Old 97’s | American Primitive
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The 13th album from Old 97’s, American Primitive arose from what vocalist/guitarist Rhett Miller refers to as a “de-evolution” of the legendary Dallas-bred band. “As...
