Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Also Known As…
For a while when I was in high school, one of the handful of TV channels we got in rural Upper Ottawa Valley started showing late-night reruns of Don...
Classic Album Review: James Keelaghan | Then Again
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):
WHERE YOU’LL FIND HIM:...
Albums of The Week: The Bamboos | Hard Up
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Bandleader Lance Ferguson and his nine-piece Melbourne outfit The Bamboos have come a long way since forming in 2001. Initially inspired by the instrumental raw...
Albums Of The Week: Deerhoof | Miracle-Level
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Did you know that miracles happen every day? We don’t always see it that way. We look at the state of the world and think,...
Deau Eyes | Let It Leave
With a handle like Deau Eyes, you might expect singer-songwriter Ali Thibodeau to be all soft and gentle and pastoral. You'd be wrong. The Virginia-born indie-rocker packs a solidly...
Classic Album Review: Suiciety | The Pan Fry Method
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):
HOME BASE: South of...
Classic Album Review: Sun Kil Moon | Ghosts Of The Great Highway
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):
A couple of years...
Now Hear This: Alien Mustangs | Beat Of The Earth
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Emanating sonically (and physically) from Thessaloniki, Greece, Alien Mustangs have been crafting their unique blend of ’60s-flavored, hypnotic, space-psych trippiness since 2013. The followup to...
Classic Album Review: Satanic Surfers | Fragments and Fractions
This album came out two decades ago. Here’s what I had to say about it back then (with some minor editing):
You expect punk bands to settle down and sell...
David Byrne | American Utopia on Broadway: Original Cast Recording
WHO IS HE? The former Talking Heads frontman. The most iconoclastic icon this side of Frank Zappa. The quirkiest man in show biz. The singer-songwriter behind hits like Psycho...
Thunder Pie | The Young Stoners
Endless prairie.
We were together once, you and me.
Tied-up dogs barking at the rising sun.
At 17, the bowl I had was dug out of an old hollowed out deer antler....
Melt Yourself Down | 100% YES
THE PRESS RELEASE: "Formed in 2012 by Mercury nominated sax innovator Pete Wareham and fronted by vocalist Kush Gaya, London six-piece Melt Yourself Down rose from the ashes of...
Classic Album Review: Johnny Cash | Ride This Train: American Milestones Series
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):
To celebrate country legend...
Next Week in Music | April 6-12 • The Short List: Six Releases You...
Julian Casablancas and The Strokes’ much-anticipated sixth album The New Abnormal is obviously the big dog in this week's pack of new releases. But if you think it's the...
Now Hear This: Camera | Prosthuman
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "With the band's 10th anniversary in their viewfinder, Camera are all set to push the button on Prosthuman, their fifth studio album. As befits an...
