Next Week in Music | February 20-26 • The Short List: 13 Titles You...
Talk about doing more with less: Even though we've got a four-day week coming up, the music biz is clearly working overtime, cranking out another slate of must-hear sounds....
Classic DVD Review: Slayer | War At The Warfield
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):
Thrash metal’s most extreme...
Moody Blues’ Justin Hayward Heading For Ontario
Moody Blues singer-guitarist Justin Hayward will bring his latest solo tour to Ontario this spring, promoters have announced. The voice behind hits like Nights In White Satin, Ride My...
Classic Album Review: Various Artists | Infecting The Galaxy One Planet At A Time
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):
WHO ARE THEY? The...
Albums Of The Week: Jake Bugg | Saturday Night, Sunday Morning
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Saturday Night, Sunday Morning marks a bold and exciting new chapter for Jake Bugg. His fifth studio album is filled with catchy guitar hooks, rhythmic...
Album Reviews: Chubby and the Gang | The Mutt’s Nuts
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “West London five-piece Chubby and the Gang are balanced by two energies — a casual “fuck it” on one side, an active “fuck off” on...
Now Hear This: The Senders | All Killer No Filler (1977-2001)
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “If you loved rock ’n’ roll in New York City between 1976 and 2001, you were almost certainly a Senders fan. For 25 years The...
Now Hear This: Kulk | Here Lies Kulk
THE PRESS RELEASE: "Kulk’s new debut LP Here Lies Kulk is heavy and noise filled, falling somewhere between The Melvins and Fuzz. This album sees the Suffolk-based duo of...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Stairwell To Heaven
The drum sound on Led Zeppelin’s When The Levee Breaks might be the GOAT. Goddamn huge, and such a cool performance. The band knew it; they saved it for...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | My Initial Column of 2024
I was going to write something about stage names, but I decided to get a little more specific. It is, after all, my initial Stylus Counsel offering of 2024,...
Rewinding 2019 | The Master Album List
This doesn't include every album I heard or reviewed in 2019. But it does have almost everything I thought was worth remembering. I'd call that a good start. To...
Albums Of The Week: R. Ring | War Poems, We Rested
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Shortly after the release of their gloriously homespun 2017 debut Ignite The Rest, beguiling indie rock duo R. Ring began working on material for their...
Jack White’s Third Man Records Celebrates Elvis With Latest Vault Release
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Third Man Records, in conjunction with Sony Music Entertainment and the Sun Label Group, is proud to announce its 59th Vault package, Elvis Presley at...
Classic Album Review: Various Artists | Oh What A Feeling 2: A Vital Collection...
This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I wrote back then (with some minor editing):
I must have missed something. Exactly...
Classic Album Review: Jessica Bailiff | Jessica Bailiff
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):
WHO IS SHE? Toledo...
