Classic Box Set Review: Mötley Crüe | Music To Crash Your Car To, Vol....
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):
DISCS: Four.
TOTAL TRACKS: 70.
YEARS...
Now Hear This: Jim Mitchell | Repeat Offender
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “On his fourth album Repeat Offender, outlaw country survivor Jim Mitchell distills decades of hard knocks — professional, personal, legal and literal — into an...
Next Week in Music | Dec. 4-10 • The Short List: 7 Titles You...
Sure, there are only seven titles in today's roundup — but if you plan to listen to them all, it might take you a couple of days. How come?...
Next Week in Music | Dec. 4-10 • The Long List: 275 Releases On...
Happy 75th birthday to the one and only Ozzy Osbourne. And here's something else to celebrate: The weekly deluge of new music is finally starting to slow down a...
Next Week in Music | Dec. 4-10 • New Books
Jimi and Ella. Taylor and Mariah. Harry and Dee. Next week's books would like to be on a first-name basis. Read all about ’em:
Loaded: The Life (And Afterlife) Of...
Next Week in Music | Dec. 4-10 • On TV
The bad news: Now that U.S. Thanksgiving has passed, it's time for (shudder) Christmas music to rear its fugly head on your screens. The good news: Jason Isbell, Geddy...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | The Musicians Remain The Same
This year my appreciation of Jimmy Page broadened. As he is for millions of others, the guitarist has long been one of my favourites due to his unique, incredible...
Thunder Pie | The Old Deer Camp From The Mountain At Night
“I am losing precious days. I am degenerating into a machine for making money. I am learning nothing in this trivial world of men. I must break away and...
Albums Of The Week: Minor Threat | Out of Step Outtakes EP
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In January 1983, Minor Threat went into Inner Ear Studio for the first time as a five-piece (Brian Baker had moved from bass to second...
Albums Of The Week: Bobby Keys | Lover’s Rockin’: The Lost Album
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In the early 1980s, saxophone colossus Bobby Keys — best known for his lengthy tenure with The Rolling Stones — recruited bandmates / drinking buddies...
Albums Of The Week: Goat | Levitation Sessions
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Levitation Sessions return with a live performance film and album from Goat.
Despite their cryptic and secretive lifestyle, the mysterious Swedish collective have been at the...
Albums Of The Week: Various Artists | Dan Sartain Vs. The World (Is Gonna...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Friends and family of late Alabama garage-rocker Dan Sartain are proud to announce the release of Dan Sartain Vs. The World (Is Gonna Break Your...
Albums Of The Week: Oldest Sea | A Birdsong, A Ghost
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “It's an expression of feminine rage, grief, and transformation,” says Oldest Sea vocalist Samantha Marandola of their latest album A Birdsong, A Ghost. “It's kind...
Albums Of The Week: Various Artists | Moping In Style: A Tribute To Adam...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Moping In Style is a two-disc tribute to the eclectic, eccentric and exceptional singer-songwriter Adam Green, who first rose to prominence as one-half of the...
Albums Of The Week: Violent Femmes | Violent Femmes 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Violent Femmes’ self-titled album has reached the legendary status that few albums ever attain.
Released in 1983, Violent Femmes became one of the most distinctive records...
