RIP Leslie West
Mountain guitarist Leslie West has reportedly died at 75. On Monday, West was rushed to a hospital after suffering cardiac arrest at his home and never regained consciousness. Time...
Next Week in Music | March 4-10 • New Books
Miles, John and Bill play it cool, 2 Tone returns in black and white, The Boss is living large and more — check out all the new additions to...
Classic Album Review: Eminem | The Slim Shady LP
This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Until now, when people...
Richard Thompson | 13 Rivers
Richard Thompson is at his best when he's at his worst. That's patently obvious to anyone who's spent quality time with Shoot Out the Lights, his beautifully bleak 1982...
Next Week in Music | Sept. 18-24 • The Short List: 15 Titles You...
The National have the last laugh, Arkells clean up, KEN mode fill the void, Lydia Loveless stands tall, The Replacements and Susan Tedeschi dredge up the past, Buddy and...
Next Week in Music | July 12-18 • New Books
England and L.A. Texas and Brazil. Festival guides and concert chronicles. The latest crop of new books are all over the map and on the move. Read all about...
Car Seat Headrest | Making a Door Less Open
Who is that masked man? Why, it's Will Toledo, the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist behind the indie-rockers Car Seat Headrest. And as is so often the case, Toledo's recent decision...
Albums Of The Week: Bethany Cosentino | Natural Disaster
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “If you had asked Bethany Cosentino — best known for the last decade and a half as the front woman of acclaimed band Best Coast...
Now Hear This: Asaf Avidan | Anagnorisis
THE PRESS RELEASE: "Asaf Avidan has shared his new album Anagnorisis, a 10-song collection recorded earlier this year in Italy during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recording...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From Jan. 29, 1999
Two decades ago, new albums from Fun Lovin' Criminals, Chuck E. Weiss, Cesar Rosas and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to...
Planet B Unleash Their Terrifying Fiction Prediction
Planet B plunge you headlong into an auditory fever-dream with their darkly disturbing sophomore album Fiction Prediction — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
Birthed by the underground supergroup of Justin Pearson...
Albums Of The Week: Tragically Hip | Phantom Power 25th Anniversary Edition
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Tragically Hip have released an extensive deluxe box to commemorate the 25th anniversary of their revered album Phantom Power. The band's sixth album, Phantom...
Classic Album Review: Mercury Rev | All is Dream
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):
The lights go down....
70 Freaking Titles Top Today’s Album Announcements
This is starting to get silly. And by silly, I mean fucking ridiculous. The beginning of July used to be when the record business started slowing down for the...
Now Hear This: Fumarole | Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "As with all great bands, Fumarole initially met … through work? Strange but true — founding members Dan Bartsch and Kurt Werder bonded as fans...
