Now Hear This: A.J. Croce | By Request
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Over the past three decades, A.J. Croce has established his reputation as a piano player and serious vocal stylist who pulls from a host of...
From the Mailbag | Four Excellent Indie Releases You Want to Hear
So much music, so little time. It could almost be the motto of this site. Every day I get a few dozen albums, EPs, singles and videos sent my...
Now Hear This: Sweet Cobra | Threes
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “For the better part of the past two decades, Chicago’s Sweet Cobra have been seasoning their brand of thundering rock with a full spectrum of...
Now Hear This: Dust Bowl Faeries | The Plague Garden
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Plague Garden would never have come to life in this incarnation were it not for the 2020 plague, which is not to say that...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 28 – Dec. 4 • The Short List:...
A delayed Beach Boys box finally sets sail, Brendan Benson keeps it low key, Mick's Jaguar offer you salvation, Nazz empty the vault, NOFX double down, Snotty Nose Rez...
Chance the Rapper’s The Big Day Tops Today’s Album Announcements
When is a debut album not really a debut album? When it's Chance the Rapper’s disc The Big Day. Sure, the disc (pictured above) will be the Chicago artist's...
20 Questions With Black Creek Reign
Last week, I shared The Rain, the latest single from up-and-coming Toronto indie-rockers Black Creek Reign. You can read all about it HERE. This week, the gents (or at...
Albums Of The Week: Arab Strap | I’m Totally Fine With It 👍 Don’t...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Almost 28 years after their debut, Arab Strap have never sounded more essential, and this new record is a fierce testament to their laser focus...
Priests | The Seduction of Kansas
No, not The Priests. This is not the religious singing group featuring a trio of Roman Catholic clergymen. Not by a long shot. These Priests are the artsy DIY...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 30 – Dec. 6 • On TV
Berninger, Bad Bunny, Bridgers, Barlow and Big Freedia. Clearly, next week’s televised musical options are brought to you by the letter B — with J coming in a close...
Now Hear This: Felix Hatfield | False God
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Felix Hatfield’s been making madcap art and surrealist music in the Northwest for 25 years now, and his new album, False God, shows that he’s...
20 Questions With Robojom
Happy Canada Day! To mark the occasion, I'll be spotlighting Canadian artists all day. First up: Robojom. A few weeks ago, the Winnipeg electro-rockers were kind enough to premiere...
Snoop Dogg | I Wanna Thank Me
WHO IS HE? The rapper formerly known as Snoop Doggy Dogg, Snoop Lion, Snoopzilla, The Doggfather, The Top Dogg, the head nizzle fo shizzle, the D.O. Double-G, Martha Stewart’s...
Classic Album Reviews: Brave Belt | I + II
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):
If The Guess Who...
Classic Album Review: Jimmy Buffett | Far Side Of The World
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):
The title is one...
