Albums Of The Week: The Whiskey Foundation | Leisure
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Whiskey Foundation create sound that carries you away. Away into an era that no longer exists, away to places that probably only exist in...
The Jerry Granelli Trio | Plays Vince Guaraldi and Mose Allison
Along with their status a trailblazing cool-jazz pianists, hipster icon Mose Allison and Peanuts soundtracker Vince Guaraldi have one other thing in common — drummer Jerry Granelli, who played...
Next Week in Music | Oct. 12-18 • New Books
If you prefer to buy your music books in bulk, this is the week you've been waiting for — there are more than two dozen new titles on the...
Back Stories | My 2011 Interview With Dave Grohl
For years now, people have called Dave Grohl the nicest guy in rock. Near as I can tell, they're right. I was lucky enough to get some phone time...
Chemtrails | The Peculiar Smell of the Inevitable
When you think of Manchester and music, you probably think of Joy Division, The Smiths, Primal Scream, The Stone Roses, Oasis and the like. You probably don't think about...
Sasami | Sasami
If you're going to go by one name, it better be something distinctive. Like Sasami. With an opening handle like that, the L.A. indie-pop singer-songwriter and former Cherry Glazerr...
Albums Of The Week: Ulrika Spacek | Compact Trauma
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Close to five years on from their last transmission, Ulrika Spacek resurface from self-imposed exile with their third album Compact Trauma, a set of songs...
False Heads | It’s All There But You’re Dreaming
THE PRESS RELEASE: 'London’s False Heads release their debut album. It’s All There But You’re Dreaming is a culmination of four-plus years of hard work from the post-punk trio,...
Albums Of The Week: The Beatles | Get Back (Rooftop Performance)
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “On Jan. 30, 1969, The Beatles famously staged their final live performance on the rooftop of their Apple Corp. headquarters in London’s Savile Row. For...
Classic Album Review: Peter Wolf | Sleepless
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):
Since he left The...
Albums Of The Week: Damien Jurado | The Monster Who Hated Pennsylvania
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Monster Who Hated Pennsylvania is Damien Jurado’s first release on his own label. The album contains 10 intense stories of people determined not to...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From April 7, 2000
Two decades ago, new albums from No Doubt, Supergrass, Headstones and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say about them back...
Country Westerns | Country Westerns
If you like your roots-rock with plenty of distortion-pedal grit, more than a dash of post-punk intensity, the ramshackle looseness of ’80s indie-rock — and a poetic frontman who...
Albums Of The Week: Jad & David Fair | Halloween Songs + 26 Monster...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Rock music is full of brother acts: The Everly Brothers, The Beach Boys, The Kinks, The Allman Brothers, The Osmonds, The Meat Puppets and Oasis...
The Raconteurs | Help Us Stranger
WHO ARE THEY? Former White Stripes leader, sometime Dead Weather guitarist and current Third Man Records mini-mogul Jack White’s indie-rock supergroup with fellow Nashville singer-guitarist Brendan Benson and The...
