Next Week in Music | Dec. 16-22 • The Short List: 0 Titles You...
That's right, zero. Zilch. Nada. Nothing to see here, people. Nothing to hear, either. And believe me, I looked. But I couldn't find a single album coming out next...
Next Week in Music | Dec. 16-22 • The Long List: 140+ Releases On...
You know how some people don't start their Christmas shopping until the last second? They're not the only ones cutting it close. Here are 140-some new albums, EPs, singles,...
Next Week in Music | Dec. 16-22 • New Books
If someone on your last-minute / Secret Santa list is a fan of Michael Jackson, Sparks, Rush, Kate Bush or Kylie Minogue, I have good news. If not, well,...
Next Week in Music | Dec. 16-22 • On TV
The highlight of the week for me? Watching The Grateful Dead and Bonnie Raitt get celebrated at the Kennedy Center Honors — though Darlene Love and Little Steven’s annual...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Making Americans Dance
It was 50 years ago that Canada suddenly distinguished itself on the Billboard Hot 100. That year, Canadian artists were responsible for four No. 1 hits on America's predominant...
Thunder Pie | Scroll of Jawns: Episode 7
jawn /jôn/ noun (chiefly in the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area) used to refer to a thing, place, person, or event that one need not or cannot give a specific...
Albums Of The Week: Get The Fuck Outta Dodge | Just.Keep.Looking.Forward
Just when I thought my best-of-2024 list was almost done, my favourite U.K. garage-punk duo rear up once again with a new EP of their magnificent bullshit. Hallelujah and...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Happy Birthday, Skip Prokop
I don't know what possessed me to buy it, really. The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper (1969) is a followup to the studio album they made...
Curbside Concerts Add New Corporate Talent
Curbside Concerts, a Canadian-based business who've grown successfully in its first four years of operations, announce Tracy Posadowski and Tom Yeates have joined their team as managing directors of...
Albums Of The Week: Snoop Dogg | Missionary
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Although Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre have worked together plenty of times over the years — and left a lasting legacy across rap and pop...
Albums Of The Week: The National | Rome
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The National’s Rome is a 21-track set recorded live (without overdubs) on June 3, 2024 at the title Italian city’s Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio...
Tom Jackson’s Huron Carole Fundraiser Returns For 37th Year
Immerse yourself in the magic of The Huron Carole, a musical journey curated on the ancestral lands of the Mi’kmaq people. Following its premiere on APTN, APTN Lumi and...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Cockroaches
I don't subscribe to the notion that the best years for rock were 1968-1973, but I totally understand why so many people feel this way. This was when rock...
Classic DVD Review: Dead Boys | Live! At CBGB 1977
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):
After The Ramones, Cleveland’s...
Classic DVD Review: Pink Floyd | The Wall Movie
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):
I realize I'm probably...
