Classic Album Review: Danny Michel | In the Belly Of A Whale
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):
In a way, I'm...
Classic Album Review: The Dirtmitts | The Dirtmitts
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):
Think of your favourite...
Classic Album Review: Michael Jackson | Invincible
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 good news about...
Albums Of The Week: Benny Johnson | Visions of Paradise
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Released in 1973 on Patrick Adams’ Perception Records subsidiary label Today, Visions of Paradise is a remarkable soul and R&B album that puts the voice...
DIY Discovery | JJ’s Music Retaliation (Part 3)
Some musicians are eccentric. Others are eclectic. Still others are enigmatic. But few combine all those qualities — along with several other brilliantly bizarre traits — quite like the...
Classic Album Review: Various Artists | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More, With Feeling
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):
This soundtrack to the...
Caleb Caudle | Better Hurry Up
THE PRESS RELEASE: "Caleb Caudle wanted an earthy, funky sound for his new album. He assembled several Grammy-winning musicians to chase it down in the Cash Cabin, a small...
Van Morrison | The Prophet Speaks
With Van Morrison, you take what you get. And you can like it or lump it; he doesn't give a good goddamn either way. That disregard (if not outright...
Classic Album Review: Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci | The Blue Trees
This album came out two decades ago. Here’s what I had to say about it back then (with some minor editing):
On their albums, these wonderfully weird Welsh eccentrics have...
Classic Album Review: Blondie | No Exit
This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
There’s no denying it:...
Albums Of The Week: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs | Land Of...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “I’ve always liked the quote: “Sleep, those little slices of death — how I loathe them.” So reckons Matt Baty of Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 1-7 • The Long List: 440 Releases On...
Fun fact: If you add up the first 17 prime numbers, they total 440 — which also happens to be the number of albums, EPs, singles, box sets, compilations,...
Now Hear This: Cancer Bats | You’ll Never Break Us: Separation Sessions Vol. 1
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "You’ll Never Break Us: Separation Sessions Vol. 1 is a six-song fundraising EP that features acoustic renditions of Cancer Bats tracks. From start to finish,...
The Highwomen | The Highwomen
WHO ARE THEY? Country music's newest supergroup and self-described "collaborative movement" is this all-female ensemble featuring newly minted Grammy magnet Brandi Carlile, veteran songwriter Natalie Hemby, country-popster Maren Morris...
Albums Of The Week: Carolyn Wonderland | Tempting Fate
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The more guitar you play, the more you sing, the better you get,” says award-winning Texas guitar slinger, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Carolyn Wonderland. She...
