Albums Of The Week: Les Shirley | More Is More
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Montreal power trio Les Shirley are redefining alternative rock and connecting the dots between ’80s new wave, ’90s grunge and pop-punk on new album More...
Now Hear This: Various Artists | Do It All Night! The Sound Of Tardam...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Do It All Night! is a 14-track compilation of the retro soul and R&B sounds of the contemporary Italian and Dutch label Tardam Records.
The label...
Albums Of The Week: Danny Elfman | Big Mess
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Big Mess is Danny Elfman’s first solo album in 37 years. Clocking in at 18 tracks, the sprawling, ambitious double album finds the Grammy and...
Submission Accomplished | 10 Recent Gems From The Digital Mailbag
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 are the latest...
Next Week in Music | Oct. 12-18 • On TV
Hope you like Jimmy Kimmel — he's the only late-night mouthpiece working this week. Good thing SNL and ACL are back; otherwise we'd really be in trouble.
Monday
Rufus Wainwright |...
Next Week in Music | Oct. 21-27 • On TV & At The Movies
The Boss does double-duty with his new Western Stars movie, while a strong slate of big-name players — including Jim James, David Byrne, Chance the Rapper, H.E.R. and more...
Asomvel | World Shaker
I love Motörhead as much as the next guy — assuming, of course, that the next guy isn't a member of Asomvel. Then I'm definitely a distant second. These British...
Albums Of The Week: Pearl Harbour | Don’t Follow Me, I’m Lost Too Expanded
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Patricia Gilbert began her career in San Francisco’s burgeoning music scene in the 1970s, dancing on stage with The Tubes in 1976 before becoming part...
Albums Of The Week: Ian Hunter | Defiance Part 2: Fiction
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Defiance Part 2: Fiction sees legendary singer-songwriter, author, and rock ’n’ roll star Ian Hunter following up last year’s Part 1 with a second collection...
Rewinding 2019 | The Wonderfully Weird
Some people like their music to drive straight down the middle of the road. I can dig that — but I can also get behind something that comes straight...
Various Artists | If You’re Going To The City: A Sweet Relief Tribute To...
WHO IS HE? Late, great American jazzbo pianist and singer-songwriter Mose Allison, who specialized in dry-witted ditties and finger-popping renditions of blues classics — though his best-known number by...
Indie Roundup (CanCon Edition): Four Videos to Watch Right Now
Every day I get press releases from indie bands and labels with new songs, albums and videos to hype. Here's the latest batch, which all just happen to be...
Classic Album Review: Nine Inch Nails | And All That Could Have Been
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):
Rock musicians are a...
Ultra_eko | Kitchen Sink Dramas: Exclusive EP Premiere
Ultra_eko serves up dark Kitchen Sink Dramas in his latest EP — premiering exclusively on Tinnitist.
Featuring six tracks of haunting imagery and narratives, the South London hip-hop artist's new...
GA-20 | Lonely Soul
WHO ARE THEY? A Boston blues trio fronted by singer-guitarist Pat Faherty and guitarist Matthew Stubbs, GA-20’s sound takes its cues from vintage Chicago blues and rock ’n’ roll...
