Albums Of The Week: Hot Chip | Freakout/Release
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Hot Chip’s eighth album Freakout/Release is another dizzying high in a multi-decade career that’s seen the band continuing to innovate and develop a rich, resonant...
Rewinding 2019 | The Devastating Truth
Some people enjoy a good cry. I am not one of them — hell, I'm depressed enough most of the time as it is. But every year, I get...
Now Hear This: Kaupe | Cognitive Dissonance
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Cognitive Dissonance is the sophomore album from Florida progressive quartet Kaupe. The instrumental band offer up darkly atmospheric, film-score-style tracks against a visual backdrop of...
Snoop Dogg | I Wanna Thank Me
WHO IS HE? The rapper formerly known as Snoop Doggy Dogg, Snoop Lion, Snoopzilla, The Doggfather, The Top Dogg, the head nizzle fo shizzle, the D.O. Double-G, Martha Stewart’s...
Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: Roy Buchanan | Roy Buchanan
Usually when I flip through the unwanted records at Value Village, what I find is lots of battered copies of James Last, Nana Mouskouri and Santa Claus is Canadian...
The Black Keys | ‘Let’s Rock’
WHO ARE THEY? Singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney, two childhood pals from Akron who started a scrappy garage-blues duo that gradually smoothed out their rough edges with...
Classic Album Review: Arlene Bishop | Cut A Man’s Heart Out
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):
If music be the...
Albums Of The Week: Art Bergmann | Late Stage Empire Dementia
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Art Bergmann’s music is meant for our current times. As we struggle to make sense of world events and the conflicts they have spawned, Art’s...
Albums Of The Week: Jelani Aryeh | I’ve Got Some Living To Do
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Jelani Aryeh is a 21-year-old Filipino/African-American artist with the ability to effortlessly transcend genres while crafting timeless songs with an emotional depth far beyond his...
Concert Review: Taj Mahal | National Arts Centre, Ottawa, March 10, 2024
Taj Mahal will always be special for my partner and me. When we were first dating, and getting to know each other's musical interests, we discovered on a road...
Now Hear This: Dave Mason | Alone Together Again
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "To celebrate the 50th anniversary of his classic first solo album, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Dave Mason has reimagined that iconic release...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Put Your Name On It
I can recite from memory every single record in my brother John’s collection from the time he was in high school and I was just a little kid. My...
Next Week in Music | Sept. 20-26 • On TV
Slowly but surely, the big names are coming out of the woodwork with new music — and coming back to late-night TV to hawk their wares. Next week's lineup includes...
Albums Of The Week: MotorPsycho | Kingdom of Oblivion
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "One would think that after the Gullvåg Trilogy — two double albums and one single album in a mere three years — ultra-productive trio MotorPsycho...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 27 – Feb. 2 • On TV
Michael Stipe finally comes out of hiding, Little Big Town and Kelsea Ballerini make the rounds, Billie Eilish tears up her ACL, K-popsters invade and more — all headed...
