Submission Accomplished | 6 Recent Gems From The Digital Mailbag

Thanks to the inexplicable popularity of my Submit Music page, I always have a digital backlog of albums, EPs, singles and videos awaiting my perusal. Here are the latest...

Next Week in Music | February 13-19 • New Books

Pink Floyd, Public Enemy, the Allman Brothers Band, New Order and Van der Graaf Generator: If next week's music books were a festival, I'd buy a ticket. Read all...

Curse The Son | Excruciation

Suicide By Drummer. That's the title of the opening track on Curse The Son’s fourth album Excruciation. You have to give these New Haven thugs a point for that....

Albums Of The Week: Murray A. Lightburn | Once Upon A Time In Montreal

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Once Upon A Time In Montreal is the third solo album from The Dears’ frontman Murray A. Lightburn — and the musical equivalent of a biopic...

Next Week in Music | Aug. 24-30 • New Books

As you can see from the picture at the top of this post, there's a new Little Richard biography coming this week. I never met the man. But I...

Pistol Annies | Interstate Gospel: The Four Commandments

Fans' prayers have finally been answered: Five years after the last Pistol Annies album, Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley have finally reconvened for their third studio release....

Thunder Pie | A Horse That Looks Hard At The Sun

“We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.” — Toni Morrison At the stoplight before I hook the...

Classic Album Reviews: Throwing Muses | Throwing Muses / Kristin Hersh | The Grotto

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):   Playing a new Kristin...

Now Hear This: Little Barrie & Malcolm Catto | Quatermass Seven

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Born in a Dalston basement, Quatermass Seven by Little Barrie & Malcolm Catto could only have been produced in the colourful streets of sprawling London....

Mini Pop Kids Take Flight Across Canada | Sponsored Post

Don’t miss your chance to Take Flight with Canada’s best-selling kid’s music group! The Mini Pop Kids are heading out on tour across Canada with their brand-new album. The Mini...

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