Classic Album Review: Windy & Carl | Consciousness

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):   You could almost call...

Classic Album Review: The Domino Kings | Life & 20

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):   Lotsa bands over the...

Classic Album Review: ABBC | Tête à Tête

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):   The two latter letters...

Classic Album Review: Electric Frankenstein | Annie’s Grave

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):   Any band that tackles...

Classic Album Review: Gary Moore | Back to the Blues

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):   No, really. Believe it...

Classic Album Review: Josh Joplin | Useful Music

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):   Back in his restless...

Classic Album Review: Johnny Dowd | Temporary Shelter

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):   “The flesh is temporary,...

20 Questions With Mihi Nihil

If you haven’t come across the wonderfully named Mihi Nihil in these pages yet, you just haven’t been paying attention. The L.A. foursome premiered their video for Falling Star...

Next Week in Music | April 26 – May 2 • The Short List:...

Indie-rock and power-pop. Metal and punk. Alt-country and Afrobeat. Reissues and classic artists. There's a little something for everybody in today's Short List. It's nice when things work out...

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Next Week in Music | April 26 – May 2 • New Books

Rush come to the end of the road, Classified blazes a trail, Ira Robbins flips through his back pages, Irish music gets a closeup, Jack White colours your world...

Next Week in Music | April 26 – May 2 • On TV

You win some, you lose some. Next week, it looks like Jimmy Kimmel is winning — thanks to a musical lineup that includes Flaming Lips, Tom Jones, Kings of...

Now Hear This: Macrocosmica | God Bless Macrocosmica

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “This set pulls together more or less everything recorded by Macrocosmica around the time they were releasing music on David Barker’s God Bless label between...

Now Hear This: Kid Kapichi | This Time Next Year

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “These rock heavyweights from Hastings have stamped their name firmly onto the hide of the U.K. rock scene, peddling a unique mixture of explosive riffs,...

Now Hear This: Kalaha | Mystafa

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Kalaha’s powerful and anarchist way of playing with genres and musical traditions shines through on their new album Mystafa. Kalaha are known for being eternally adventurous...

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