Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Taking A Look Inside Take A Look Inside
According to Discogs, there are 316 people who wish they had my OG copy of Take A Look Inside by The Folk Implosion. Joyful Noise Recordings are banking on...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | What’s That You’re Saying?
Last year, my sweetie cued up a new, promotional Spotify playlist by New York pseudo-punks Bodega. The nine-track playlist is actually just one song — Statuette On The Console,...
Moôn Launch Out-Of-This-World Video & Single I Need To Know
With their head in the sky and their eyes to the stars, progressive electro-funksters Moôn are with taking flight with their latest single I Need To Know — showcasing...
Next Week in Music | April 1-7, 2019 • New Books
It's a big week for music fans who know how to read — especially those who also happen to love CSNY, Kurt Cobain and Justin Bieber. Here's the lowdown:
Serving the...
Classic Album Review: Controller.Controller | History
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):
Obviously, Toronto’s Controller.Controller are...
Next Week in Music | Aug. 1-7 • The Short List: 5 Titles You...
It's one of the oldest rules in the marketing book: You don’t introduce new products in August. Everybody knows that. Well, everybody but these guys, apparently. Good thing too...
Next Week in Music | April 17-23 • New Books
Now would be a good time to think about doing some yard work. Or maybe cleaning out the basement. Or doing anything except reading. ’Cause there's no other way...
Book Review | Wheatfield Empire: The Listener’s Guide To The Guess Who by Robert...
winnipeggers love the guess who.
no wonder.
winnipeggers live the guess who.
winnipeggers know the guess who.
their music is part of our dna.
their lives are part of our shared history.
their story is...
Classic Album Review: The Shins | Oh, Inverted World
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):
Despite its title, this...
Classic Album Review: Marilyn Manson | The Golden Age of Grotesque
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):
“This is the new...
Next Week in Music | July 10-16 • On TV
To quote Ecclesiastes: “What has been will be again. What has been done will be done again. There is nothing new under the sun.” And nothing new on late-night TV...
Now Hear This: The Cadillac Three | Tabasco & Sweet Tea
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Pouring a heavy dose of funk grooves and rock riffs over hardcore country lyrics, The Cadillac Three’s Tabasco & Sweet Tea is a modern-meets-nostalgia collection....
20 Questions With The Haunt
The Haunt would like to be your constant companions. And that shouldn't be much of a problem for the dynamic Florida duo. After all, they've already come a long...
Albums Of The Week: Miranda Lambert | Palomino
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “For reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year Miranda Lambert, each of her seven consecutive No. 1 albums has presented a chance to explore a new...
Classic album Review: Snoop Dogg | Paid Tha Cost to be Da Bo$$
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):
I heard a rumour...
