Albums Of The Week: Daniel Romano’s Outfit | How Ill Thy World Is Ordered
THE PRESS RELEASE: "With your left eye closed, Daniel Romano seems a master synthesizer of sound and genre, a collage artist combining the corrupted influences of a century of...
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: 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...
Classic Album Review: Bad Religion | The Process of Belief
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):
Truth be told, it’s...
Now Hear This: Tired Lion | Breakfast For Pathetics
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "After establishing themselves as one of Australia’s most powerful rock acts, Tired Lion makes a long-awaited return with the thrilling new album Breakfast For Pathetics....
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...
Now Hear This: Arkells | Blink Once
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Canadian pop-rockers Arkells have just released Blink Once, their sixth studio album and the follwup to 2018's Rally Cry.
“Blink Once is about resilience. It’s about...
Classic Album Review: Ladytron | 604
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):
Take the finest moments...
Albums Of The Week: The Black Keys | Dropout Boogie
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “After 10 albums (the last five of which have gone top 10 or better), six Grammy awards and sold-out tours around the world, The Black...
Next Week in Music | Aug. 23-29 • New Books
Prince and Petty, Costello and Callas, The Beatles, Oasis and more — next week's crop of new music books will be dropping some big names. Read all about ’em:
Nothing...
Classic Album Review: Run-DMC | Crown Royal
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):
All rappers boast. But...
Now Hear This: Cool Ghouls | At George’s Zoo
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Cool Ghouls — a band fledged in San Francisco on house shows, minimum-wage jobs, BBQ's in Golden Gate Park and the romance of a city’s...
Next Week in Music | Feb. 1-7 • On TV
Sorry, Foo fans: Unless they're planning some sort of big surprise, Dave Grohl and his Fighers aren't storming the late-night TV landscape to preview their imminent Medicine At Midnight...
Rewinding July | The Best Rock & Pop
Need some new sounds to soak up along with those summer rays? You could do worse than July's pop and rock releases. Here's the best of the bunch, listed...