Classic Album Review: Al Green | I Can’t Stop

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   With its cut-and-paste layout,...

Classic Album Reviews: Ruben Studdard | Soulful / Ryan Malcolm | Home

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Just what the world...

Classic Album Review: Kelis | Tasty

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   If you remember hip-hop...

Classic Album Review: Ryan Adams | Love is Hell Pt. 2

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   For those who don’t...

Classic Album Review: Alicia Keys | The Diary of Alicia Keys

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   You might be asking...

Next Year in Music | 24 (And More) Titles You Want to Hear In...

Prognostications. Promises. And plain old wishful thinking. That's what you get from a lot of lookahead lists. Not this one, hoss. I'm keeping it 100 by only including albums...

Next Week in Music | Jan. 1-7 • The Long List: 110+ Releases On...

Here we go again: A new year of new tunes begins with this list of the 110-plus albums, EPs, singles, box sets, compilations, anthologies, retrospectives, soundtracks, vinyl reissues and...

Next Week in Music | Jan. 1-7 • New Books

DLR gets the MVP treatment, one-hit wonders get a second look, Sub Pop get eyed and more titles to open the New Year. Read all about ’em:   DLR Book: How...

Next Week in Music | Jan. 1-7 • On TV

You aren't the only one having trouble getting back up to speed after the holidays. Aside from a few daytime performances, most of the TV chatters are ringing in...

Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Baby, Can You Drive My Car?

One thing which complicates my own band practices is our bass player doesn't drive. In fairness, it doesn't really complicate things for me — the guitarist drives him. Still,...

Thunder Pie | At the Close of This Trembling Year

The year is winding down. Goodbye to all that. Raise a glass to yesterday. Raise another to tomorrow. We have persevered. We have survived. We have struggled and grown...

Rewinding 2023 | Tinnitist’s Top Albums: The Long List

Another year, another bajillion albums, EPs, box sets, compilations, anthologies, retrospectives, soundtracks, bootlegs and vinyl reissues. Here's every new release that found its way into my ears and onto...

Rewinding 2023 | Tinnitist’s Top 123 Albums (Part 1: A-C)

The older I get, the harder it gets to put together a year-end list. Not because I'm becoming more musically discriminating in my dotage. Quite the opposite. Every year,...

Rewinding 2023 | Tinnitist’s Top 123 Albums (Part 2: D-F)

The older I get, the harder it gets to put together a year-end list. Not because I'm becoming more musically discriminating in my dotage. Quite the opposite. Every year,...

Rewinding 2023 | Tinnitist’s Top 123 Albums (Part 3: G-L)

The older I get, the harder it gets to put together a year-end list. Not because I'm becoming more musically discriminating in my dotage. Quite the opposite. Every year,...

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