Now Hear This: Mohinder | The Mission

THE PRESS RELEASE: "For 12 brief months Mohinder destroyed a combined total of 1000 minds with their eight-minute chaos blast masquerading as a live show. After a soul-destroying San...

Classic Album Review: Professor Longhair | Rum and Coke

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):   Idiosyncratic piano magician Henry...

Classic Album Review: Various Artists | Canadian Idol: Greatest Moments

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):   Sadly — and amazingly...

Albums Of The Week: Sufjan Stevens | Javelin

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Over the course of his career, Sufjan Stevens has blurred distinctions between the major and the minor, between the details that color our existence and...

Next Week in Music | Jan. 13-19 • The Short List: Four Releases I...

In the market for some new sounds? Here are four of your best bets this week (in alphabetical order): …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead X: The...

Albums Of The Week: The Replacements | Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The...

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Minneapolis legends The Replacements celebrate 40 years of musical mayhem with the anniversary box set edition of the band's debut album Sorry Ma, Forgot To...

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...

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...

Albums Of The Week: Moon Unit | Differences in Language and Lifestyle

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Hailing from Zagreb, Moon Unit are a glorious, genre-warping sextet operating amidst the chaos and confusion of prog rock, prevailing metal and an improbable assortment...

Albums Of The Week: Superchunk | Wild Loneliness

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Like every record Superchunk has made over the last 30-some years, Wild Loneliness is unskippably excellent and infectious. It’s a blend of stripped-down and lush,...

Albums Of The Week: Elvin Jones | Revival: Live at Pookie’s Pub

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Blue Note Records has released Revival: Live at Pookie’s Pub, a thrilling previously unissued live recording of Elvin Jones’ quartet that captures the legendary drummer’s...

Next Week in Music | March 15-21 • The Short List: 8 Titles I...

Lana Del Rey, Justin Bieber, Harry Connick Jr. and Sting are just a few of the heavy hitters dropping new tunes this week. Will I listen to them? Yeah,...

Submission Accomplished: Second Player Score | Four-D: The Winter Suite

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's another recent winner,...

Albums Of The Week: Backstreet Girls | In Lust We Trust

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Norwegian rock legends Backstreet Girls have been going strong since 1984 and have no plans to slow down, on the contrary they are playing more...

Classic Album Review: The Offspring | Splinter

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):   Judging by the band...

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