Albums Of The Week: Lucius | Second Nature
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Acclaimed indie-pop band Lucius have returned with their highly anticipated fourth release. Produced by Dave Cobb and Brandi Carlile, Second Nature is a portrait of...
Classic Album Review: Captain Beefheart | Dust Sucker
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’s been two decades...
Now Hear This: Obsidian Kingdom | Meat Machine
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Obsidian Kingdom is devoted to exploring the boundaries of rock music. The Barcelonian band defies classification to this very day, drawing equally on progressive rock,...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 23-29 • New Books
If you’re the kind of person who would put Weird Al, Sun Ra, Thin Lizzy, The Clash, Darkthrone and Marillion on the same mixtape, you’re in for a treat....
Classic Album Review: Foreigner | Complete Greatest Hits
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):
Originally Released: 1977 -...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 25-31 • The Long List: 340+ Releases On...
Some people say there are no coincidences. I don't know. But I do know that after putting together this list every week for a while, I've started to notice...
James Hunter’s Nick of Time Tops Today’s Album Announcements
We're still a few weeks away from 2020, but plenty of artists, labels and publicists are already living in the future — and jockeying for position with upcoming releases....
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...
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?,...
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...
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:...
Classic Album Reviews: Julian Lennon / Jim Croce / Harry Chapin / K.C. &...
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 STORY: Loved that...
Deep Purple | Whoosh!
THE PRESS RELEASE: "Whoosh! follows Deep Purple’s worldwide chart-topping albums inFinite (2017) and NOW What?! (2013) — and the suspense and speculations among the fan community created by cryptic...
Albums Of The Week: Hayden | Are We Good
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Hayden — the legendary Toronto indie-folk rock fixture whose heartrending songs are a soundtrack to coming of age — has just released Are We Good,...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From May 5, 2000
Two decades ago, new albums from The Who, Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes, Cypress Hill and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I...
