Albums Of The Week: Genghis Nash | The Odyssey EP
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Genghis Nash are truly a global collective of musicians, and at its core are two old friends — singer-guitarist Michel Nasrallah from Brazil and drummer...
Fake Names | Fake Names
All supergroups are not created equal. Take Fake Names, the new punk outfit featuring an all-star lineup of current and/or former members of Minor Threat, Bad Religion, Refused, Girls...
Albums Of The Week: AC/DC | Power Up
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "AC/DC have released their 17th full-length album Power Up, marking their first new music since 2014 and first release since the death of co-founding guitarist...
Jesse Cook Celebrates A 25-Year Tempest With New Single & Video
Jesse Cook knows a thing or two about unexpected turns in the road — his whole storied career is based on one.
More recently, the internationally acclaimed guitarist, composer and...
Albums Of The Week: Kevin Hearn & Hugh Marsh | Dreaming Of The 80s
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Barenaked Ladies pianist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Hearn and Juno-nominated violinist Hugh Marsh have joined forces for Dreaming Of The 80s, a new collection that...
Albums Of The Week: Quicksand | Distant Populations
Distant Populations, just the fourth full-length of Quicksand’s career, comes as a comparatively swift followup to 2017’s Interiors — which itself came a full 22 years after its predecessor,...
Albums Of The Week: Faye | You’re Better
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In 2015, Charlotte musicians Sarah Blumenthal and Susan Plante posed a challenge to one another: Learn new instruments, form a band, and call it Faye.
Blumenthal...
Classic Album Review: Luther Wright and the Wrongs | Rebuild the Wall Pt. 1
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):
Now this is what...
Albums Of The Week: Bartees Strange | Live Forever
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Coming off the heels of his highly praised EP Say Goodbye to Pretty Boy — an eclectic collection of reimagined songs from The National’s catalogue...
Albums Of The Week: Whitehorse | I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Award-winning Canadian duo Whitehorse — Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet — were originally planning on recording an EP of ’70s country songs instead of what...
Albums Of The Week: Clutch | Sunrise on Slaughter Beach
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Sunrise On Slaughter Beach has been chosen as the title for the 13th studio album from the perpetually touring indie-rockers Clutch.
Recording sessions for this opus...
Classic Album Review: David Baerwald | Here Comes the New Folk Underground
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):
Don’t let the title...
Micah Barnes Brings LOFTy Ambition to Virtual Holiday Benefit Show
The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing new meaning to Ontario-based LOFT Community Services’ annual Home for the Holiday Benefit Concert. The long-standing charity is set to mark its 30th season...
Albums Of The Week: Dion | Stomping Ground
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Dion is following up his critically acclaimed and commercially successful 2020 album release Blues With Friends with Stomping Ground, a new album that finds him...
The Ramones | The Ramones / Leave Home / Rocket to Russia / Road...
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):
“I know (Joey) wouldn’t...
