Albums Of The Week: Creedence Clearwater Revival | Creedence Clearwater Revival At The Royal...

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “When Creedence Clearwater Revival stepped onto the Royal Albert Hall’s stage on April 14, 1970 — just days after The Beatles announced their breakup —...

Albums Of The Week: Brian Setzer | Gotta Have The Rumble

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Brian Setzer’s Gotta Have The Rumble is the Stray Cats singer-guitarist's first solo album in seven years. Produced by Julian Raymond (Glen Campbell and Cheap...

Life Gets Strange For Cliff Hillis On Latest EP

Cliff Hillis keeps it short and sweet with his topically titled but emotionally upbeat EP Life Gets Strange — showcasing today on Tinnitist. “This is the fourth EP I’ve released...

Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: Jackie Lomax | Is This What You Want?

Jackie Lomax’s Sour Milk Sea is basically a Beatles single; an example of a great potential Beatles song given away, just like Badfinger's Come And Get It. But how...

Classic Album Review: Molotov | ¿Dónde Jugarán Las Niñas?

This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Two years after it...

Classic Album Review: KISS | Symphony: Alive IV

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):   You know why critics...

Classic Album Review: Warsawpack | Gross Domestic Product

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):   As a rule, bands...

Classic Album Review: Frank Zappa | Son Of Cheep Thrills

This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   And they do mean...

Next Week in Music | Nov. 1-7 • New Books

I have heard that something like 60,000 new songs are added to Spotify every day. Thankfully, life isn't that crazy in the book department. Not yet, anyway. Even so,...

Classic Album Review: Nick Lowe | The Convincer

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):   Proto-punk pub rocker; new...

Classic Album Review: Split Lip Rayfield | Never Make it Home

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):   Plenty of bluegrass bands...

Now Hear This: Jupiter Sprites | Holographic

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Experimental dream pop group Jupiter Sprites — driven by songwriters Max Keena and Alicia Capp — hail from misty Olympia, WA, where late-night recording sessions...

Albums Of The Week: Florence + the Machine | Dance Fever

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Florence + The Machine’s Dance Fever was recorded predominately in London over the course of the pandemic in anticipation of the world’s reopening. It conjures...

Catholic Action | Celebrated By Strangers

THE PRESS RELEASE: "The Scottish Album of the Year Award-nominated Glasgow quartet Catholic Action return with their sophomore album Celebrated by Strangers. New single One Of Us packs a...

Albums Of The Week: Rhett Miller | The Misfit

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Rhett Miller’s new album The Misfit is The Old 97's frontman's first solo album in four years. The 11 songs that comprise The Misfit are...

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