Next Week in Music | Feb. 19-25 • The Short List: 15 Titles You...
This might be off-topic, but I have to say it. Whenever I watch cooking shows, one thing always drives me nuts: Every time they use a charcoal BBQ, they...
Next Week in Music | Feb. 19-25 • The Long List: Nearly 400 Releases...
Today in beginnings: Yoko Ono was born (screaming, one assumes) in 1933, Dr. Dre arrived to kick in the bass in 1965 — on the same day that The...
Next Week in Music | Feb. 19-25 • New Books
A Sex Pistol shoots from the hip, Neil Finn lives the dream, the Incredible String Band get untangled and more: Here are the latest additions to your reading list....
Next Week in Music | Feb. 19-25 • On TV
James Brown is loud and proud on A+E, Beaches and Chromeo politely stage a Canadian mini-invasion on Kimmel, 21 Savage goes wild on SNL, Bonnie Raitt visits Austin, and...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Till Deaf Do Us Part
I have been reading Geddy Lee's charming, ultra-Canadian new autobiography My Effin' Life, which I picked up as soon as I finished Andy Summers’ incredible One Train Later. Highly...
Thunder Pie | Q&A Vol. 2
Hello. As promised, here is the second half of the Thunder Pie Q&A!!! Thanks again to everyone who wrote me with so many thoughtfully crafted questions or kind words...
The Grindhouse | High On Fire, Yesterday’s Hero, Frogg & More New Abominations
When people ask about my worst interviews, one name that always springs to mind is Dave Lombardo. Back when he was in Slayer, their label wanted me to talk...
Albums Of The Week: Les Amazones d’Afrique | Musow Danse
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The all-female African supergroup Les Amazones d’Afrique, a collective that has included some of the biggest stars in African music, make a triumphant return with...
Albums Of The Week: Nouvelle Vague | Should I Stay or Should I Go?
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Nouvelle Vague, the renowned bossa nova project founded by Marc Collin and the late Olivier Libaux in 2003, have become a musical phenomenon over the...
Albums Of The Week: William Doyle | Springs Eternal
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Serving up art-pop for the anthropocene, Springs Eternal is Mercury-nominated, critically acclaimed artist William Doyle’s most ambitious and most playful creation to date. Taking a...
Albums Of The Week: Lime Garden | One More Thing
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Lime Garden are a Brighton four-piece — friends whose coming-of-age indie-rock songwriting jumps over genre boundaries to create a sound that is uplifting yet somehow...
Albums Of The Week: States Of Nature | Brighter Than Before
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Brighter Than Before, the new full-length album from Oakland’s States of Nature, features 10 songs that blend elements of post-hardcore, psych, garage, and straight up...
Albums Of The Week: Pet Needs | Intermittent Fast Living
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Intermittent Fast Living is the third album from Pet Needs — and a vivid portrait of a band riding high on the rollercoaster that is...
Albums Of The Week: The Jack Rubies | Clocks Are Out Of Time
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Clocks Are Out Of Time is the first new album from reunited English C86/post-punk veterans The Jack Rubies in over 30 years. They return with...
Albums Of The Week: Omni | Souvenir
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The music of Atlanta trio Omni has always swung fast and hit hard. And Souvenir, their fourth album and second for Sub Pop, packs their...
