Albums Of The Week: Cave In | Heavy Pendulum
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Legendary Massachusetts heavyweights Cave In make a highly anticipated return with Heavy Pendulum, their first full studio record in over a decade and the followup...
Billy Newton-Davis Reintroduces Himself With New Jazz EP Have We Met?
Billy Newton-Davis is eager to get reacquainted with his new jazz EP Have We Met? — previewing today on Tinnitist.
Slated for release on Dec. 21, the Toronto sing-songwriter's five-song...
Next Week in Music | Jan 24-30 • The Short List: 5 Titles You...
Last week was nut-nut. Next week seems like it might be slightly more chill. Then again, what the hell do I know? Well, I know this: There are five...
Albums Of The Week: Calexico | Seasonal Shift
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Tucson, Arizona group Calexico’s first holiday Seasonal Shift is less of a Christmas album and more of a cross-cultural seasonal celebration based around that familiar...
Classic Album Review: Chris de Burgh | Timing is Everything …
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):
Sure, timing is important....
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...
Albums Of The Week: Elizabeth Moen | Wherever You Aren’t
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “From her life to the studio, Elizabeth Moen carries with her a certain kind of street-smart wisdom: She knows when you’re on your bullshit and...
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...
Marilyn Manson, Corey Taylor, Lou Reed Top Today’s Album Announcements
It's a man's, man's, man's world when it comes to album announcements today — Antichrist superstar Marilyn Manson, Slipknot frontmask Corey Taylor and the late great Lou Reed all...
Classic Album Review: The Zoobombs | Bomb You Live
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):
They say those who...
Iggy Pop’s Free Tops This Morning’s New Album Announcements
Your bout of post-Pop depression is officially over. Three years after Iggy Pop announced he was going to retire from recording, he's returning to active duty with a new...
Submission Accomplished: Warren Teagarden & The Good Grief | Modern Drugs
Thanks to the inexplicable popularity of my Submit Music page, I always have a digital backlog of albums, EPs, singles and videos awaiting my perusal. Here's another recent must-hear,...
Now Hear This: Death By Unga Bunga | Heavy Male Insecurity
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Death By Unga Bunga are on a roll these days. In 2020, the band created coolest streaming show of the year with Once Upon a...
Albums Of The Week: Beastwood | The Long Road To Ho
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “ ‘Music that should be played during every Patrick Swayze bar fight ever’ just might be the most accurate description one could ever come up...
Now Hear This: Down by Law | Lonely Town
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: Hugely influential punk rock kings Down By Law return with a compelling and supercharged new album proving these veterans haven’t lost a bit of their...
