Jarv Is… | Beyond the Pale
Jarvis Cocker is back. And back at the top of his game. About time. After all, it's now been about a decade since the last Pulp reunion, and since...
Albums Of The Week: Santigold | Spirituals
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Spirituals is Santigold’s first full-length album since 2016’s 99¢, and was mostly recorded during the 2020 lockdown. “All of a sudden there I was with...
Classic Album Review: k.d. lang | Live by Request
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):
This A&E concert series...
Now Hear This: Black Magic Tree | Through The Grapevine
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Music to warp your mind to under a blazing summer sun. That’s Black Magic Tree: elastic psychedelic hard blues through a uniquely Berlin lens. A...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 1-7 • The Long List: 440 Releases On...
Fun fact: If you add up the first 17 prime numbers, they total 440 — which also happens to be the number of albums, EPs, singles, box sets, compilations,...
Foxwarren | Foxwarren
You know how it is with old friends. You don't see each other for months — maybe even years — but then when you finally do get together, you...
Albums Of The Week: Mythic Sunship | Light Flux
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “With five acclaimed releases in as many years, Mythic Sunship have long since established themselves amongst Europe’s finest purveyors of psychedelic music, effortlessly bridging the...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Speak To Me
My day job is as a radio broadcaster, so my speaking voice is pretty decent — much better than my singing voice. But one thing I've never done on...
Next Week in Music | August 17-23 • The Long List: 440 Releases On...
Remember all those albums that were delayed this spring? They're all coming out this week — or at least that's how it feels. There are nearly 450 full-lengths, EPs,...
Classic Album Review: Victim’s Family | Apocalicious
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):
Who: A semi-legendary trio...
Now Hear This: Mohinder | The Mission
THE PRESS RELEASE: "For 12 brief months Mohinder destroyed a combined total of 1000 minds with their eight-minute chaos blast masquerading as a live show. After a soul-destroying San...
Charlie Parker | The Savoy 10-inch LP Collection
THE PRESS RELEASE: "The Savoy 10-Inch LP Collection spotlights Charlie Parker’s groundbreaking bebop sessions for the legendary jazz label Savoy, spanning 1944 to 1948. The deluxe, four-LP box set...
Classic Album Review: Neil Finn & Friends | 7 Worlds Collide: Live at the...
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):
With friends like these,...
Albums Of The Week: Hans Condor | Breaking & Entering
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “How exactly did Hans Condor come to work at Nashville’s Grand Victor Sound, historically known as RCA Studio A? The backstory is the stuff of...
Next Week in Music | Oct. 23-29 • The Short List: 19 Titles You...
The Kills and King Gizzard. Cadillac Three and Circus Devils. Duran Duran and Divine Horsemen. Nirvana and Nobro. Prince and Black Pumas. Third Mind and Mayer Hawthorne. And the...
