Albums Of The Week: The Nude Party | Rides On
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “For The Nude Party, nearly a decade has flown by in the blink of an eye. In that time, the New York band has released...
Albums Of The Week: Eamon McGrath | Death & Taxes / Fireworks & Roses...
Any dullard can put out one album at a time. Hell, even two on the same day is no big whoop these days. But seven? Nobody in their right...
Posehn | Grandpa Metal
WHO IS HE? Comedian, actor, comic-book author, hulking nerd-behemoth and longtime headbanger fanboy Brian Posehn, whose credits include everything from The Big Bang Theory and The Sarah Silverman Program...
Classic Album Review: The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs | Guitars, Guns & Gold
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):
Hard-charging L.A. riff-punks The...
Classic Album Review: Obie Trice | Cheers
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):
Sure, tough guys are...
Now Hear This: Sunlust | Geek Confessions
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Sunlust were birthed in early 2018 in Toronto by Stephanie Woulfe (guitar and vocals), Dan Wiktor (drums) and Stefano Signorile (bass). Stephanie moved from her...
Next Week in Music | Dec. 4-10 • New Books
Jimi and Ella. Taylor and Mariah. Harry and Dee. Next week's books would like to be on a first-name basis. Read all about ’em:
Loaded: The Life (And Afterlife) Of...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From June 4, 1999
Two decades ago, new albums from Pavement, Def Leppard, Ministry and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say about them back...
Albums Of The Week: Allman Brothers Band | Manley Field House Syracuse University, April...
Throughout the Allman Brothers Band’s 35-year existence, each live performance holds relevance. While band members left, joined, or passed on, the remaining constant has always been the band’s ability to...
Classic Album Review: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Nocturama
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):
There aren’t many things...
Late-Night TV Music (No-Win Situation Edition) | June 4, 2020
You can't win them all. Even in the late-night TV music game. Look no further than Thursday night's less-than-stellar offerings. Start (or don't) with Brian Wilson of The Beach...
Now Hear This: Blackbird Mantra | High and Dry
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "The morning chirping of a bird may sound cheerful and playful, but in reality it is a serious matter. The chant should not only attract...
Albums Of The Week: The Exbats | Song Machine
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In a just world, Song Machine, the fifth album from The Exbats, would become one of the most-loved and most-listened to albums of the 2020s.
With...
Classic Album Review: Bob Dylan | Love And Theft
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):
Some people settle down...
Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: Third World War | Third World War
I laid my stack of bargain bin LPs down on the counter and waited for the record store clerk to write the titles down and tally them up —...
