Classic Album Review: Omar & The Howlers | Boogie Man

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   “Nothing’s gonna stop the...

Classic Album Review: LeBocal | “Oh no! … Just Another Frank Zappa Memorial Barbecue!”

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Any musician who’s tried...

Hunter Snow Has The Write Stuff With Rock Crush And Roll

If you had to assign the music business to a literary category, you’d have lots of options: Horror, true crime, maybe science fiction. But none of those possibilities has...

Art During Wartime Podcast Launches Second Season

Art During Wartime, a podcast that examines the beauty and richness of Ukrainian culture, kicks off its second season with an interview with rapper OTOY, one of the most...

Next Week in Music | March 18-24 • The Short List: 13 Titles You...

Some people believe the number 13 is unlucky. Those people are wrong — at least when it comes to next week's lineup of new music. In fact, if you're...

Next Week in Music | March 18-24 • The Long List: 400 Releases On...

Do you know where you were on March 17, 2010? I do. I was at SXSW in Austin, looking forward to seeing Alex Chilton and Big Star play later...

Next Week in Music | March 18-24 • New Books

The Blind Boys and Beatles, Miley and Selena, Harry and hip-hop, and more new additions to your reading list. Let's get on the same page:   Spirit Of The Century: Our...

Next Week in Music | March 18-24 • On TV

Gary Clark Jr. is here, there and everywhere; Black Crowes, Adrianne Lenker and Lenny Kravitz keep Jimmy Fallon company; Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent gang up on...

Tinnitist TV | Episode 115: Peter Holmström of The Dandy Warhols

Life is fine for Dandy Warhols guitarist Peter Holmström these days. And no wonder. He and his Portland bandmates just released their dozenth album Rockmaker — a dark, heavy and...

GreenWing Cook Up A Storm With Eatin’ It

GreenWing give you plenty to sink your teeth into with their satisfying second album Eatin’ It — showcasing today on Tinnitist. With this potent followup to their impressive 2022 debut Late...

Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Say Say Say Hi Hi Hi I Know I...

I had a hankering to listen to When We Meet Again by G. Love & Special Sauce the other day, to celebrate the record-breaking warm weather and the fact...

Thunder Pie | How to Grow Old Gracefully When Everyone Else is Doing It...

“When I discover who I am, I’ll be free.’ — Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man Even now, in the evening with the hot water running over my hands, I am half asleep. Given...

Albums Of The Week: John Lurie | Painting With John Soundtrack

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In the penultimate episode of his widely popular and critically acclaimed HBO series Painting With John, its creator John Lurie sat in a Manhattan recording studio,...

Albums Of The Week: The Fourth Wall | Return Forever

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “What is the price we pay for joy, and is it worth it? The thread of this question runs taut through The Fourth Wall’s new...

Albums Of The Week: The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis | The Messthetics and...

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Instrumental trio The Messthetics join forces with acclaimed jazz saxophonist James Brandon Lewis for their new self-titled album. The Messthetics formed in 2016 and is made...

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