Albums Of The Week: Human Growth | Lube Factory

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Lube Factory rehearsals date back to January 2022, when Copenhagen indie-rockers Human Growth had developed their swing playing together for a over a year...

Albums Of The Week: The Hold Steady | Live in Denver 6​-​16​-​22

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Denver was a very special THS weekend, one that exceeded our already high expectations. We kicked this one off the only way that made sense...

Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records

I have always been a lover of liner notes. It might even have more to do with why I love vinyl records than anything involving audio quality. It's so...

Juliana Hatfield | Juliana Hatfield Sings The Police

WHO IS SHE? The eternal cult heroine of alt-rock. The onetime member of Lemonheads and Blake Babies. The sometime member of Some Girls, Minor Alps and The I Don't...

Deep Covers Ushers You Into His Dark World With Inspired Sophomore Album

Deep Covers illuminates his Dark World with the release of his sophomore album and new synth-pop single Repeater — showcasing today on Tinnitist. “There are albums in the annals of...

Osheaga’s 15th Anniversary Lineup Announced

The 15th anniversary of the OSHEAGA Music and Arts Festival is set to be one of the biggest parties of the decade. Montreal's Parc Jean-Drapeau, one of the greatest...

Classic Album Review: Snowpony | Slow-Motion World Of …

This came out in 1998 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   With ex-Stereolab keyboardist Katherine...

Classic DVD Review: Great Big Sea | Great Big DVD

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):   Well, you can’t accuse...

Back Stories | My Album Reviews From May 12, 2000

Two decades ago, new albums from Marah, Ween, King Crimson, Jayhawks, Distillers and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say about...

Albums Of The Week: µ-Ziq | Magic Pony Ride

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Planet Mu welcomes back owner Mike Paradinas (aka µ-Ziq) for Magic Pony Ride, an album of joyfully melodic jungle-inspired music — and his first LP...

Albums Of The Week: Kevin Hearn & Hugh Marsh | Dreaming Of The 80s

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Barenaked Ladies pianist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Hearn and Juno-nominated violinist Hugh Marsh have joined forces for Dreaming Of The 80s, a new collection that...

Albums Of The Week: The Sadies | Colder Streams

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Colder Streams is the long-awaited and highly anticipated 11th studio album from The Sadies — and the Toronto quartet’s final studio recording with founding member...

Now Hear This: Pale Honey | Some Time, Alone

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Some Time, Alone is the third album from Gothenburg alternative rockers Pale Honey. It includes the singles Set Me Free, Treat Me Good, Killer Scene...

20 Questions With Kelly & Gibson

Earlier this summer, Kelly & Gibson were good enough to share the video for their latest single Chasing Feelings in these pages. Today, I chase down some more information...

Short Subjects | Three EPs That Won’t Waste Your Time

You're busy. I'm busy. Everybody's busy. So we don't always have time to sit down and take in a whole album of new songs. That's where a good EP...

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