Next Week in Music | March 11-17, 2019 • New Books
I couldn't read music if you put a gun to my head. But I have no trouble reading about music. Here are the biographies and books due this week:
The...
Kokoroko | Kokoroko
Fela Kuti was not exactly a champion of women's rights. In fact, the Afrobeat pioneer openly said he was proud to be a sexist. You have to wonder what...
Iron Savior | Kill or Get Killed
Death becomes them. Long-serving German power metal warriors Iron Savior ride into battle once again on their 13th full-length release — and this time the fate of all humanity...
Townes Van Zandt | Sky Blue
Townes Van Zandt would have turned 75 on March 7. Though I don't suspect that anyone who knew him — or even Van Zandt himself — ever expected him to...
Jim Jones & The Righteous Mind | CollectiV
For those who aren't up to speed: This Jim Jones is not the American rapper. He's the British indie heathen who used to front The Jim Jones Review, a...
The Beasts | Still Here
Make that Back Here. Mostly. Featuring members of legendary Australian indie-rock rebels The Beasts of Bourbon, this quintet decided to reunite after the funeral of another former bandmate —...
Leo “Bud” Welch | The Angels in Heaven Done Signed My Name
Better late than never. It doesn't just apply to this long-overdue posthumous album from Mississippi bluesman Leo "Bud" Welch; it's basically the story of his entire career. Although he...
Andrew Leahey & The Homestead | Airwaves
Radio is a sound salvation. Especially for Andrew Leahey, it seems. Decades after growing up on a diet of heartland FM rockers like Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp...
Children of Bodom | Hexed
Cursed might be an overstatement. But there's no getting around it: Over the past several years and albums, it's been hard not to feel like veteran Finnish flamethrowers Children...
Meat Puppets | Dusty Notes
It's no joke. And no mirage. The original Meat Puppets — singer-guitarist Curt Kirkwood, his bassist brother Cris and long-lost drummer Derrick Bostrom — have really buried the hatchet and...
Hannah Georgas | Imprints
Hannah Georgas has it covered. With a little help from her friends. To mark International Women's Day, the eclectic singer-songwriter presents an EP featuring stylish electro-pop revamps of tunes...
Buckcherry | Warpaint
Joshua Todd is all lit up again. And it's about time. After a couple of forgettable albums — and a subsequent band overhaul that probably wasn't coincidental — the...
Sasami | Sasami
If you're going to go by one name, it better be something distinctive. Like Sasami. With an opening handle like that, the L.A. indie-pop singer-songwriter and former Cherry Glazerr...
DIY Discovery | Eyeball
Most of the music I hear is sent to me by labels and publicists. But there’s nothing like getting it straight from the source. Welcome to the latest instalment...
Next Week in Music | March 4-10, 2019 • Music on TV
I know you like to watch. So here's a list of the musicians who will be singing for their supper next week on the boob tube. Of course, everything...
