Next Week in Music | Jan. 8-14 • On TV

Reneé Rapp is everywhere, Bootsy Collins steps out of hiding, Duff McKagan goes it alone, GMA turn back the clock and Vacations kick off the weekend. Don't touch that...

Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | No, No Studio

I remember getting Wings Over America out for weeks at a time from the Pembroke Public Library's AV section — because eight year-old me could never afford the triple-record...

Thunder Pie | The Ballad of Parking Lot Bronchitis

I like the dirty world after the holidays. When the new year winter is grime/filth, I like to get off on the melancholia. Here, I spot the leftover signs of...

Albums Of The Week: Sprints | Letter To Self

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Sprints’ official debut album Letter To Self embodies their substantial evolution over the past three years. Transforming pain into truth, passion into purpose and perseverance...

Albums Of The Week: Ryan Adams | 1985

You can call Ryan Adams a lot of things — and a lot of people have, justifiably or not — but you cannot call him lazy. For those who haven't...

Albums Of The Week: Ryan Adams | Heatwave

You can call Ryan Adams a lot of things — and a lot of people have, justifiably or not — but you cannot call him lazy. For those who haven't...

Albums Of The Week: Ryan Adams | Prisoners (Live)

You can call Ryan Adams a lot of things — and a lot of people have, justifiably or not — but you cannot call him lazy. For those who haven't...

Albums Of The Week: Ryan Adams | Star Sign

You can call Ryan Adams a lot of things — and a lot of people have, justifiably or not — but you cannot call him lazy. For those who haven't...

Albums Of The Week: Ryan Adams | Sword & Stone

You can call Ryan Adams a lot of things — and a lot of people have, justifiably or not — but you cannot call him lazy. For those who haven't...

Book Review: Britney Spears: The Woman In Me by Britney Spears

When I'm not listening to an album, watching a video or posting something about music, I'm probably reading about it in a memoir or biography. Like this one:   Britney Spears:...

Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | My Initial Column of 2024

I was going to write something about stage names, but I decided to get a little more specific. It is, after all, my initial Stylus Counsel offering of 2024,...

Book Review | Lou Reed: The King Of New York by Will Hermes

When I'm not listening to an album, watching a video or posting something about music, I'm probably reading about it in a memoir or biography. Like this one:   Lou Reed:...

Classic Album Review: Various Artists | Buddyhead Presents: Gimme Skelter

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):   You may not know...

Classic Album Review: John Lee Hooker | Face to Face

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):   “If God wanted man...

Classic Album Review: Wanda Jackson | Heart Trouble

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):   You are forgiven if...

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