Labrinth | Imagination & The Misfit Kid
WHO IS HE? The British singer-songwriter and producer who was born with the far-more pedestrian handle of Tim McKenzie — and who holds the distinction of being one of...
Albums of The Week | Waylon Payne | Blue Eyes, The Harlot, The Queer,...
THE PRESS RELEASE: "Magic happens when everything comes together like it’s supposed to — when the joys and the pain, the triumphs and the missteps all click into place...
Hearing Things | Here’s Hearing Things
It was a lousy night to be working a case. The rain was pounding the pavement harder than a flatfoot with fallen arches, coming down so heavy that anybody...
Christmas Classic: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr. | Christmas With The...
Ring-a-ding-ding those Jingle Bells and make with the ho-ho, pally — Frankie, Dino and Sammy are cuttin’ loose on some cool yule oldies.
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Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: The Police | Zenyatta Mondatta
I first heard The Police’s third album at my uncle's house, likely the day after my grandfather's 1980 funeral in Peterborough, Ont. The first time I'd ever seen a...
Albums Of The Week: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Petrodragonic Apocalypse; Or,...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard rock out on their 24th album, PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and...
Classic Album Review: Metallica | St. Anger
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):
“Metallica is dead to...
Indie Roundup | 10 New Tracks (& 1 Game) To Play Today
Today: Brave Shores get game, Mike Edel works it, Frigs crop up, Hookworms hook up, Preacherman gets praise, Mk.Gee plays the fool and much more.
1 | Canadian synth-popsters Brave...
Next Week in Music | Aug. 3-9 • The Long List: 500 Releases On...
Welcome to August. And to one of the busiest weeks of the year for new releases. I have no idea why there are more than 500 albums, albums, EPs...
Meghan Trainor | Treat Myself
WHO IS SHE? The singer who became an overnight sensation back in 2014 with her irresistibly cheeky retro-pop smash All About That Bass — and is still struggling to...
Bob Dylan | More Blood, More Tracks: 12 Standout Cuts
You can call him moody. You can call him restless. You can call him fickle. You can even call him wreckless. But no matter what you say, you can't...
Albums Of The Week: The Rolling Stones | Live At The El Mocambo
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “A legendary event in the incredible 60-year history of The Rolling Stones has finally been released in full for the first time. Live At The...
Bullfrog | High Flyer
WHAT I SAY: Screw imitation; authenticity is really the sincerest form of flattery. And blues-rock bands don't come much more authentic-sounding than Bullfrog, this long-serving power trio from Italy....
Next Week in Music | Feb. 17-23 • The Short List: 10 Albums To...
For a couple of years now, an optical outlet in my local mall has maintained a weirdly large BTS shrine in the their display window, and plays videos of...
Albums Of The Week: Kiss | Destroyer 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Anniversary Edition
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Now celebrating its 45th anniversary, KiSS’s 1976 release Destroyer was originally released in 1976 and is universally considered to be one of the band's quintessential...
