Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Chorus, Schmorus
A little while ago, a buddy of mine brought me a box of records he wanted me to sell for him, in exchange for a small fee — plus...
Now Hear This: Erol Evgin | Deli Divane
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Erol Evgin is probably one of the best-known Turkish pop singers after 1975. His musical career started around the middle of the 1960s, but he...
Now Hear This: Les Envahisseurs | 5 Little Monkeys
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Montreal's favourite supersonic garage rockers are back with the new sophomore album 5 Little Monkeys. It has 10 rollicking original nuggets plus a version of...
Fantastic Negrito Unplugs For New Grandfather Courage LP
A great story bears repeating. Revisiting. Revising. And Fantastic Negrito's latest album White Jesus Black Problems was one helluva story, tracing his roots back seven generations and 270 years...
Hold Steady Introduce New Album The Price Of Progress With Sideways Skull Single
If you're a Hold Steady fan (and if you're not, you're definitely in the wrong place), 2023 is off to a good start.
Minneapolis singer-guitarist Craig Finn and his long-serving...
Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: NoMeansNo | 0+2=1
“A bold plan drawn up by assholes to screw morons! News at 11.”
My gawd I love this record. This one from 1991 and Wrong from 1989 are basically a...
Classic Album Review: Joe Williams | The Definitive
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):
Maybe it’s because most...
Classic Album Review: Dinah Washington | The Definitive
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):
Maybe it’s because most...
Classic Album Review: Sarah Vaughan | The Definitive
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):
Maybe it’s because most...
Classic Album Review: McCoy Tyner | The Definitive
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):
Maybe it’s because most...
Classic Album Review: Art Tatum | The Definitive
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):
Maybe it’s because most...
Classic Album Review: Bobo Stenson | Selected Recordings
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):
Maybe it’s because most...
Classic Album Review: Jimmy Smith | The Definitive
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):
Maybe it’s because most...
Classic Album Review: George Shearing | The Definitive
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):
Maybe it’s because most...
Classic Album Review: Terje Rypdal | Selected Recordings
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):
Maybe it’s because most...
