Albums Of The Week: Eddie Vedder | Earthling
Hell has apparently frozen over. Pigs have presumably taken wing. And don't be surprised if monkeys fly out of your butt in short order. Yes, the once-impossible has finally...
Naeem | Startisha
You might remember him as acclaimed electro-rapper Spank Rock. But these days, Naeem Juwan apparently wants to make a name for himself. And he should have no problem, thanks...
Classic Album Review: Vitamin C | More
This album came out back in 2001. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
More like Vitamin E. On her 1999 debut, Colleen Fitzpatrick crafted...
Classic Album Review: Little Feat | Late Night Truck Stop
This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
THE ARTIST: One of...
Albums Of The Week: Hotel Mira | I Am Not Myself
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Following their recent string of chart-topping singles, Hotel Mira — the venerable West Coast quartet steered by frontman/songwriter Charlie Kerr — have returned with the...
Albums Of The Week: Alix | Last Dreamer
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “After nine long years of silence, Alix return louder than ever with their fifth album Last Dreamer.
On this ambitious new work, their massive sound dives...
Now Hear This: Buddy & Julie Miller | Lockdown Songs
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: I can't find an official document about this anywhere online. Then again, who really needs one? All you really need to know is that Nashville...
Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: Jimmy Page | Death Wish II Soundtrack
There aren't many albums in my collection I've had as long as I've had the Death Wish II soundtrack and listened to less. A fervent Led Zeppelin fan then...
Albums Of The Week: Arcade Fire | We
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Produced by Nigel Godrich, Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, and recorded in multiple locales including New Orleans, El Paso and Mount Desert Island, We paradoxically...
Back Stories | My 2010 Interview With Nick Cave
Back in 2010, I was fortunate enough to interview the one and only Nick Cave, who was promoting the second album from his side band Grinderman. As usual, a...
Now Hear This: Wytches | Three Mile Ditch
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "This is the first thing that I've ever been proud of for longer than a week,” says The Wytches frontman Kristian Bell of the band’s...
Classic Album Review: The Stills | Rememberese
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):
Montreal’s Stills are new...
Classic Album Review: Gary Numan | Pure
This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Whether you like him...
Submission Accomplished: Ryan Summers | Undo Influence
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's another recent must-hear...
Classic DVD Review: Sting | Inside: The Songs of Sacred Love
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):
It was impossible not...
