Classic Album Review: Sparta | Wiretap Scars
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):
It doesn’t usually work...
Now Hear This: Van Duren | Idiot Optimism
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: " Van Duren’s sophomore album, finally released as Van intended.
After the release of 1977’s Are You Serious?, Van Duren immediately returned to the studio —...
Sad Planets | Akron, Ohio
Semi-supergroup alert: Sad Planets co-stars Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney and indie-rock singer-guitarist MVP John Petkovic of Cobra Verde, Guided By Voices, Sweet Apple and assorted other bands.
With a...
Sunwatchers | Brave Rats
If you got it, flaunt it. Or at least release it. Better yet, do both. That's the Sunwatchers way. Mere weeks after unleashing their jaw-dropping fourth album Oh Yeah?,...
Albums Of The Week: Phoenix | Alpha Zulu
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Produced by the band themselves and recorded in Paris’s Musée des Arts Décoratifs in the Palais du Louvre, Alpha Zulu delivers everything Phoenix does best:...
Rewinding October | The Top Blues, Soul & Roots
Van the Man picked up his pen in a big way. The North Mississippi Allstars got on a new roll. The Avetts played politics and made it personal. The...
Next Week in Music | May 30 – June 5 • The Long List:...
Happy birthday to Noel Gallagher, who turns 55 today (May 29). Can't wait to find out what Liam got him. A vintage guitar, smashed into teeny-tiny pieces? Framed, blown-up...
Albums Of The Week: Mamalarky | Pocket Fantasy
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Six months into the pandemic, three-fourths of art-rock four-piece Mamalarky plunged into a new experiment: They moved in together. Guitarist-vocalist Livvy Bennett and keyboardist Michael...
Albums Of The Week: John Lennon | Gimme Some Truth. The Ultimate Mixes
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "In everything he did, John Lennon spoke his truth and questioned the truth. An incomparable and uncompromising artist who strove for honesty and directness in...
Pat Makes Music Remakes Music Of Kendal Thompson’s Not UR Girl
Kendal Thompson’s standout single Not Ur Girl becomes even more empowered in Pat Makes Music’s new remix — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
“The song was born from a place of...
Kanye West | Jesus is King
WHO IS HE? Yeezy. Ye. And more recently, Yeezus (though he apparently draws the line at Yandhi, Yuddah, Yishnu and Yohammad). He's the college dropout. The guy who was...
Introducing Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
If you've spent any time lurking around this place, you've probably come across music by Area Resident. And you've probably been as impressed as I am — by both...
Next Week in Music | May 17-23 • New Books
Two sides of Bob Dylan, a dose of Don Letts, a visit to Capitol Records and a deep dive into King Crimson’s “impossible” song. Read all about ’em (and...
A.O. Gerber | Another Place To Need
We all want a place to call our own. A.O. Gerber has created hers — in the musical sense, anyway. On her debut full-length, the L.A. singer-songwriter and pianist...
Classic Album Review: Alice Cooper | Dragontown
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):
Call it Drag for...
