Now Hear This | Brian Protheroe | The Albums 1974-1976
I ran out of time and words before I ran out of music to write about this week. So strictly speaking, this isn't a review — but it's definitely...
Classic Album Review: I Against I | Headcleaner
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):
They may have borrowed...
Albums Of The Week: Paramore | This Is Why
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Paramore are back with their first new music since 2017. The beloved Nashville trio of Zac Farro, Hayley Williams and Taylor York have returned from...
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...
Albums Of The Week: Philip Selway | Strange Dance
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “When Philip Selway approached some of his favourite musicians to play on his third solo record, he said he imagined it as a Carole King...
Next Week in Music | March 30 – April 5 • New Books
A Go-Go, a Grammy host, a morbid metalhead and a big hairy deal: These are your music-related reading options this week. Let the page-turning begin:
All I Ever Wanted: A...
Late-Night TV Music (Morrissey & More Edition) | Nov. 7, 2018
You can't depend on much in this life. But you can always count on Morrissey to keep it interesting. And keep people guessing. On Wednesday night, the mercurial former...
Tool | Fear Inoculum
WHO ARE THEY? The artsy, psychedelic prog-metal band from L.A. whose music is almost as complex as iconoclastic frontman Maynard James Keenan — though perhaps less complicated than his...
Canada’s Teen Jam Wants You
Some of the best, most innovative musical acts ever started out when they were merely teens — The Runaways, Strokes and Arctic Monkeys, to name just a few — and...
Now Hear This: Camera | Prosthuman
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "With the band's 10th anniversary in their viewfinder, Camera are all set to push the button on Prosthuman, their fifth studio album. As befits an...
Classic DVD Review: U2 | Live From Slane Castle
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):
Homecoming gigs are always...
Albums Of The Week: Mick Mars | The Other Side Of Mars
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “When Mick Mars stepped back from touring with Mötley Crüe — the band he co-founded more than 40 years ago — following their massive summer...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Pink Floyd & Montreal
Pink Floyd had a complicated relationship with Montreal. We often think of the city, and the province of Quebec in general, as a historically safe space for prog bands....
20 Questions With Annika Catharina
Annika Catharina isn’t afraid to tackle life's thornier questions. The B.C. country-pop singer-songwriter's latest single What If I, for example, poses some crucial romantic queries to a potential suitor....
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...
