Classic DVD Review: Various Artists | Bonnaroo Music Festival 2002

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):   An exclamation of joy?...

Classic DVD 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):   A good video is...

Classic Box Set Review: Bob Dylan | The Bootleg Series, Vol. 5 — Bob...

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):   Even in the stoned-out...

Classic Box Set Review: Rod Stewart | Reason to Believe: The Complete Mercury Studio...

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):   Like all rock stars,...

20 Questions With The Burnt Pines’ Aaron Flanders

Things are definitely looking up for The Burnt Pines. The international folk-pop trio’s self-titled 2021 debut album spent 11 weeks on the AMA/CDX Top 50 Americana Album Chart. They...

New Holiday Mixtape Is A Gift That Keeps On Giving

Lemmon Entertainment’s new Holiday Mixtape features a wide variety of Canadian artists spreading Yuletide cheer for an excellent cause, with 100% of the proceeds going to the MusiCounts Band...

Next Week in Music | Dec. 19-25 • The Short List: 1 Title You...

Yep, just one album. And it's not even an album. But hey, whaddaya want for the second-last week of the year? Just be glad Rivers Cuomo is a workaholic...

Next Week in Music | Dec. 19-25 • The Long List: 65 Releases On...

It's a big day for musical birthdays: Reigning pop queen Billie Eilish turns 21, former pop queen Christina Aguilera is 42, enigmatic songstress Sia turns 47, big-dog rapper DMX...

Next Week in Music | Dec. 19-25 • New Books

If you want to read about Status Quo and Stockhausen, you're in luck next week. Otherwise, not so much.   Status Quo In The 1980s: Decades By Greg Harper THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE:...

Next Week in Music | Dec. 19-25 • On TV

Spoiler alert: It's pretty much all Christmas music, reruns and Christmas-music reruns next week. Seriously, what else did you expect? On the plus side, some of the repeats are...

Area Resident’s Albums Of The Week: Pink Floyd | 18 Live Concerts + Alternative...

I left a plate of pie with no crust out for Santa Floyd last night and was dutifully rewarded. The not-so-jolly Old Pink left a pile of goodies in...

Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records

Just like Star Trek, the original Spider-Man cartoon only ran for three seasons — on ABC instead of NBC. And, just like Star Trek, Spider-Man not only had an...

Thunder Pie | Once Upon A Time In The Creek Behind The Dirty Book...

Me and Keith never seemed destined for a memory like what went down, but I guess that’s how it goes. You move through so many years thinking you can...

Weekend Mixtape | 158 Songs That Can’t Be Topped (Side 3)

Happy 73rd birthday to the one and only Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. The last time I saw them live, he played the same guitar for their entire 95-minute...

Albums Of The Week: The Smile | At Montreux Jazz Festival July 2022

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Smile’s exceptional concert at the 56th Montreux Jazz Festival has been immortalised on a live album. The Smile At Montreux Jazz Festival July 2022...

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