Back Stories | David Clayton-Thomas Talks Woodstock in 2009
Timing is everything. Just ask David Clayton-Thomas. This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of his Woodstock performance with Blood, Sweat & Tears. So there's no better time for the...
Next Week in Music | Feb. 24 – March 1 • The Short List:...
If you're a big fan of James Taylor, I have good news and bad news. The good news: Sweet Baby James has a new album arriving next week —...
Spoons Serve Up New Day New World Album
Mark it on your calendars: it’s a New Day New World for iconic Canadian band Spoons!
Formed in 1980, Gordon Deppe and Sandy Horne made Spoons a different kind of...
20 Questions With Ben de la Cour
If you haunt these pages, Ben de la Cour’s name oughta ring a bell by now. I raved about the Nashville singer-songwriter's terrifyingly terrific ‘Americanoir’ album Shadow Land HERE;...
Gloo | A Pathetic Youth
WHO ARE THEY? A raw-powered, vaguely grungy punk power trio from the seaside resort of Littlehampton, England.
WHAT IS THIS? A reissue of their deservedly acclaimed 2018 indie album —...
Albums Of The Week: Maika Makovski | MKMK
THE TRANSLATED & EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Spanish singer-songwriter Maika Makovski is not a predictable artist. Her incredible musical talent, the multitude of influences that she treasures, and the urgency...
Albums Of The Week: Brendan Benson | Low Key
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Not every two-year period measures out the same, noted Brendan Benson, the 51-year-old Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and co-founder of The Raconteurs. Benson had just finished his...
Pearl Harbor & The Explosions | Pearl Harbor & The Explosions Deluxe
Better late than never. Even this late.
It's been four decades since mischievously named singer Pearl E. Gates (actually Patricia Gilbert) and her San Francisco bandmates — who operated under...
Albums Of The Week: The Sheepdogs | No Simple Thing
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Everybody could use a trip away from 2020 and 2021. Maybe just a weekend on the lake … even if it’s just a trip of...
Back Stories | Neil Young’s MusiCares Tribute, Jan. 29, 2010
Back in 2010, I was in Los Angeles to attend and cover the Grammy Awards, along with all the other sideshows that take place during the week. The biggest...
Barenaked Ladies | Fake Nudes: Naked
WHO ARE THEY? The long-serving CanCon pop-rockers whose great-great-grandchildren will still be living off residuals from their theme song to The Big Bang Theory.
WHAT IS THIS? An EP with...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From Oct. 29, 1999
Two decades ago, new albums from Sporty Spice, Bryan Ferry, Smithereens, Slipknot and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say about...
Albums Of The Week: Butch Walker | Butch Walker As…Glenn
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “So… I went back to my piano (the same piano I wrote almost the entire Letters album on almost 20 years ago), where sometimes there’s...
Back Stories | My John Prine Concert Review From 2012
Back in 2012, I reviewed John Prine in concert. It turned out to be one of the most popular live reviews I ever wrote, based on the number of...
Larkin Poe | Venom & Faith
Buddy Guy sounded a little worried when I spoke to him a few years ago. What had him concerned? Nothing less than the future of the blues: The veteran...
