Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records

I recently lost track of time down the rabbit hole known as Rocklopedia Fakebandica. The online database boasts nearly 6,500 entries of fake or fictional bands and musicians. I wound...

Now Hear This: El Universo | Live Bootleg

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “El Universo is the personal project of Mexico City's Eder Ademar. Their eponymous debut album was released in September 2021. Ademar played every instrument on...

Now Hear This: Various Artists | Afro Psych: Journeys Into Psychedelic Africa 1972 –...

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “While the continent’s contribution to the global funk, boogie and disco canon has been well documented for decades, the strong presence of rock and psychedelia...

Now Hear This: Pool Kids | Pool Kids

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Pool Kids are energy. Raw, sporadic, and indisputably authentic, they hail from Tallahassee. Pool Kids, the band’s masterful self-titled album, fuses fan-favorite math and art-rock...

Now Hear This: Serpent | Dur​í​cies A L’​à​nima

THE TRANSLATED & EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Formed in Barcelona in 2016, Serpent have released a seven-song demo and a full length called Lluna Roja, along with a series of...

Blinker The Star | Love Oblast: Exclusive Album Premiere

The only thing which has preoccupied Jordon Zadorozny more than music this year has been the war in Ukraine and the end of a relationship. Putin's war has enraged, fascinated...

Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: Billy Bragg | The Peel Session

I toss a great deal of word salad in these reviews about album production and personnel. So here, finally, is an opportunity to take a deep dive into a...

Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: Joe Walsh | Barnstorm

Eagles are the one band where Joe Walsh was never in any danger of stealing an unfair share of the spotlight. That's exactly what happened to his other two bands...

Classic Album Review: Ham | Embassy de Volcanoes

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):   Their name, we are...

Classic Album Review: The Wallflowers | Red Letter Days

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):   Everything comes full circle. For...

Classic Album Review: Sigur Rós | ( )

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):   Thirty years ago, everyone...

Classic Album Review: Yo La Tengo | Nuclear War

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):   Knock-knock. Who’s there? Armageddon....

Classic Album Review: Boston | Corporate America

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):   The sixth song on...

Classic Album Review: Lisa Loeb | Hello Lisa

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):   Better make that Hello...

Classic Album Review: U2 | The Best of 1990 – 2000

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):   If there’s one perk...

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