Classic Album Reviews: Strapping Young Lad | No Sleep ‘Till Bedtime / Samael |...
This came out in 1998 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
There are two kinds...
Albums Of The Week: Eamon McGrath | Bells Of Hope
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In these trying times, we could all use a little hope. Continuing on a path first forged by 2018’s critically acclaimed Tantramar album and even...
20 Questions With Kasia
Kasia is tugging at your Heartstrings (and pulling you onto the dancefloor) with her new single and video. This month, the Vancouver electronic music artist and producer debuted latest...
Next Week in Music | May 15-21 • The Long List: 370+ Releases On...
Start spreading the news: Frank Sinatra died 25 years ago today (May 14) in 1998. Along with Old Blue Eyes, old bluesman B.B. King also passed away on this...
Classic Album Review: The Strokes | Is This It
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 might see two...
Swans | Leaving Meaning
WHO ARE THEY? Singer-guitarist, founder, frontman, chief songwriter, sole permanent member and mostly benevolent dictator Michael Gira — along with the latest super-sized incarnation of his ever-changing experimental ensemble...
Now Hear This: Erol Evgin | Deli Divane
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Erol Evgin is probably one of the best-known Turkish pop singers after 1975. His musical career started around the middle of the 1960s, but he...
Next Week in Music | July 26 – Aug. 1 • The Long List:...
Monday is Coffee Milkshake Day. Tuesday is Scotch Day. Wednesday is Milk Chocolate Day. Thursday is Chicken Wing Day, Lasagne Day and Chili Dog Day. Friday is Cheesecake Day....
Albums Of The Week: Imelda May | 11 Past The Hour
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Imelda May’s sixth album 11 Past The Hour is a record that brims with sensuality, emotional intelligence, spirituality and intuition, marking a new chapter for...
Happyness | Floatr
Ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space. Or at least Wayne Coyne and Flaming Lips’ psychedelic, strangely beautiful art-pop bathwater — as cobweb-voiced Eels frontman Mark Oliver Everett...
Classic Album Review: Harry Nilsson | The Point!
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):
Much of ’70s singer-songwriter...
Albums Of The Week: Angel Du$t | YAK: A Collection of Truck Songs
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Put simply, Baltimore's Angel Du$t are the guys who do whatever you don't expect.
Produced by Rob Schnapf (Kurt Vile, Elliott Smith), Yak: A Collection of...
Classic Album Review: System Of A Down | Steal This Album
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):
Don’t try this at...
El Ten Eleven | Tautology I
El Ten Eleven have never played by the numbers. And they're not about to start now. Tautology I, as its title suggests, is the start of something big and...
Albums Of The Week: Moon Fever | Payphone Blues
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Their hedonistic, larger-than-life sound might recall a more hellacious period of rock ‘n’ roll history, but make no mistake: Moon Fever are a band built...
