Albums Of The Week: Mightmare | Cruel Liars

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Sonically, there are a few things we got right in the ’90s: Stompy, rage-fueled queer bands; hazy, uber-pedaled guitar; poeticism to be yelled full-chested towards...

Albums Of The Week: Can | Live In Cuxhaven 1976

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Live In Cuxhaven 1976 is the third album of the curated Can live concert series that also includes Live In Brighton 1975 and Live In...

Albums Of The Week: Sweet Teeth | High Anxiety

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Sweet Teeth, perfect smile and raw beauty. Behind it all we find a bittersweet blend of catchy, punky, fuzzy power pop and ’90s inspired alternative...

Albums Of The Week: Black Lips | Apocalypse Love

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Black Lips’ 10th studio effort Apocalypse Love arrives scorched with their trademark menace. It cryogenically mutates all recognised musical bases; it spins yarns about...

Albums Of The Week: Tempalay | From Japan 3

THE TRANSLATED & EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “A reborn album with updated songs from the indie era, re-recorded with the current Tempalay sound. From Japan 3 contains songs with various expressions,...

Albums Of The Week: Austin Meade | Abstract Art of an Unstable Mind

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Abstract Art Of An Unstable Mind is a musical once upon a time from the creative and unconventional mind of Austin Meade. Thanks to crazy-fast...

Albums Of The Week: Kid Congo Powers and The Near Death Experience | Live...

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: On the eve of his revealing memoir Some New Kind Of Kick, underground icon Kid Congo Powers — a former member of The Gun Club, The...

Albums Of The Week: Red Hot Chili Peppers | Return Of The Dream Canteen

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 13th studio album Return Of The Dream Canteen marks the band’s second album of 2022, hot on the heels of the...

Albums Of The Week: Frank Zappa | Zappa ’75: Zagreb/Ljubljana

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In the fall of 1975, towards the tail end of a typically productive and prolific year that included finishing production on the One Size Fits...

Artoffact Want You To Play The Heavy For Free

Canadian industrial, postpunk, heavy metal, and electronic record label Artoffact Records has just released a free new compilation called Heavy. The collection of 20 tracks serves to highlight the...

Awesome Auction Raising Funds For Music and Mental Wellness

The Awesome Music Project, a Canadian charity dedicated to raising awareness and supporting research into music’s transformative impact on mental wellness and mental health, launched its first-ever Awesome Online...

Is This The Next Frank Zappa Box Set?

Said it before. Saying it again: It's a great time to be a Frank Zappa fan. Even though the man himself has been gone for nearly 30 years, the excellent...

Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records

My pal and musical collaborator Jordon messaged me on the weekend with an image of an album which he described as “Most certainly the worst music album I have...

Now Hear This: Robert Connely Farr | Shake It

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Robert Connely Farr is a Vancouver-based blues singer-songwriter who hails from Bolton Miss., hometown of musical legends Charley Patton, Sam Chatmon, Bo Carter and Walter...

Albums Of The Week: King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard | Laminated Denim

Last week at this time, I was in Vancouver to see King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard. I flew out in the morning, went to the show that night...

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