The Bangles • Three O’Clock • Dream Syndicate • Rain Parade | 3 x...
Tribute albums are usually pretty simple affairs. Sometimes, one artist covers a slate of hits by one or more of his influences. Other times, a group of performers celebrate...
Back Stories | Remembering Buddy Holly
I am plenty old. But not quite old enough to have seen Buddy Holly perform. Or to remember the day he died. Thankfully, I am lucky enough to have...
Phish | Kasvot Växt / í rokk
When is a covers album not a covers album? When it's this elaborate prank by the men of Phish. For more than two decades now, the jam-band vets have...
Classic Album Review: Elvis Presley | Elvis Presley / Elvis ’56
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):
“The King is gone...
Back Stories | My 1999 Interview With Paul Westerberg
What can I say about Replacements singer-guitarist Paul Westerberg that hasn't already been said far more eloquently by far more talented writers than me? Well, I can say this:...
Back Stories | My Hilarious 2009 Interview With Steel Panther’s Michael Starr
Way back in 2009, I interviewed Steel Panther frontman Michael Starr. Far as I know, I was the first Canadian journalist to talk to him. At that time, their...
Classic Album Review: Elvis Presley | His Hand in Mine
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):
“The King is gone...
Next Week in Music | April 8-14, 2019 • 120 New Releases Headed Your...
There are more than 120 albums, EPs and singles being released next week. And I'm not even listing all the Record Store Day releases, which you can find here....
Next Week in Music | Feb. 18-24, 2019 • 150 New Releases Coming Your...
Don't tell me there's no good new music — there are more than 150 releases due in the next seven days. Here's my exhaustive list: Mark your calendars and...
Next Week in Music | Feb. 11-17, 2019 • 130 New Albums Coming Your...
There are more than 130 albums, EPs and singles being released next week. Mark your calendars and pre-order your favourites — but don’t blame me if things change at...
Albums Of The Week: Elvis Presley | Elvis On Tour
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “As Elvis Presley’s national tour played to sold-out secondary markets across the country in 1972, Elvis was enjoying himself onstage and finding electrifying new ways...
Classic Box Set Review: Bob Dylan | The Bootleg Series, Vol. 5 — Bob...
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):
Even in the stoned-out...
Next Week in Music | Feb. 11-17 • Birthdays & Anniversaries
I wouldn't want to live in the past. But I still like to visit every now and then. Here are the musical birthdays we'll be celebrating and the anniversaries...
Classic Box Set Review: The Grateful Dead | Beyond Description
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):
No, you’re not having...
Buck-N-Nice | EMAG: Exclusive Video Premiere!
Hard-hitting hip-hop duo Buck-N-Nice are fighting the good fight on their new video for the title cut from their sophomore album EMAG — premiering exclusively on Tinnitist!
Directed and produced...
