Albums Of The Week: BrhyM | Deep Sea Vents
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “BrhyM is a collaborative project featuring Bruce Hornsby and the experimental chamber ensemble yMusic. Their first album Deep Sea Vents was produced by Hornsby and...
Classic Album Revew: Telepathic Butterflies | Telepathic Butterflies
This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Retro-power poppers Telepathic Butterflies...
Alex Izenberg | Caravan Château
THE PRESS RELEASE: "On Caravan Château — the beguiling 11-song reflection on the house of mirrors that is love — Alex Izenberg creates a sophisticated world of his own,...
Next Week in Music | May 9-15 • New Books
Classic rockers, soul powerhouses, jazz icons, folk troubadours, pop icons, country phenoms, hip-hop icons, European punks and more; they're just some of the artists being paged next week. Read...
Classic Album Review: Pras | Ghetto Superstar
This came out in 1998 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Pras Michel’s CD is...
Albums Of The Week: Boston Babies | Boston Babies
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Emerging from the vibrant streets of Malasaña (Madrid), Boston Babies explode onto the Spanish underground with their self-titled debut album. Singer and guitarist Young Mitch...
Classic Album Review: Type O Negative | Life is Killing Me
This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Pity the modern urban...
Joshua Radin Knows He Isn’t Your Man Of The Year
Joshua Radin owns up to his romantic failings in his bittersweet new folk-pop single Man Of The Year — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
The deeply personal new single is the...
Albums Of The Week: Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog | Connection
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “On their fifth studio album Connection, Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog have pushed their long-brewing tension between traditional pop songcraft and avantgarde improvisational music to the...
Classic Album Review: DJ Spooky | Riddim Warfare
This came out in 1998 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Folks who think DJs...
Now Hear This: Bobbo Byrnes | October
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “While on tour in Europe in the fall of 2022, I had the opportunity to record at the legendary Hansa and Windmill Lane studios. I...
Classic Album Review: Baz Luhrmann | Something For Everybody
This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Everybody’s Free To Wear...
Albums Of The Week: Sniffany & The Nits | The Unscratchable Itch
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Sniffany & The Nits are a deranged, genuinely troubling punk band from London featuring members of Joanna Gruesome, Ex-Void & The Tubs. Drawing a through...
Classic DVD Review: Brian Wilson | Pet Sounds Live in London
This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
The superb CD version...
Bonus Discs | Five New Metal Releases
White Collar Sideshow add shock value, Exhumed rise again, Gatecreeper hit the desert and more this week. I didn't have time to write about these albums, but I gave...
