Next Week in Music | April 24-30 • New Books
Lucinda and Madison share their stories, Miranda feeds your hunger, Lizzo gets animated, Van Halen and Eagles are put under the microscope, Dylan is brought back home, the roots...
Albums Of The Week: Birth | Born
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Life and death appeared to me ideal bounds, which I should first break through, and pour a torrent of light into our dark world.” So wrote...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 14-20 • The Short List: 6 Titles You...
It's mid-November, and you know what that means: There are more albums coming out than anyone could hear. And I don't just mean new stuff: You've also got an...
Albums Of The Week: Swift Silver | Swift Silver
Swift Silver’s self-titled debut marks a meaningful milestone for Southern songwriters Anna Kline and John Looney as a 180° (re)turn to their musical roots: the drawling tremolo of rhythm and...
Classic Album Review: The Anger Brothers | The Anger Brothers
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):
It’s no secret that...
Classic Album Review: Dave Pirner | Faces & Names
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):
Think of it as...
Black Eyed Peas | Translation
Does anybody know how you say 'trend-hopping musical carpetbaggers desperately trying to revive the quickly dying embers of their career' in Spanish? Asking for a friend. And, I guess,...
400+ Record Store Day Titles Top Today’s Album Announcements
Vinyl lovers and music fans have known for a while that this year's Record Store Day takes places on Saturday, April 18. But we've all been waiting to see...
Albums Of The Week: The Doobie Brothers | Liberté
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Liberté is the 15th studiio album from four-time Grammy Award winners and Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Doobie Brothers. Produced and co-written...
Jesse Cook Serves Up Tempest II Tour & Two Terrific Tunes
Jesse Cook — the platinum-selling, award-winning and internationally acclaimed producer, composer, and guitarist — has announced his Canadian and U.S. Tempest II tour, alongside the video for the song...
Clearing The Backlog | The Best Music You Didn’t Hear In January Pt. 1
As usual, I ran out of month long before I ran out of great music to review in January. So I'm putting together a few posts over the next...
Albums Of The Week: Pet Needs | Intermittent Fast Living
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Intermittent Fast Living is the third album from Pet Needs — and a vivid portrait of a band riding high on the rollercoaster that is...
Classic Album Review: Van Morrison | Back On Top
This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Van Morrison’s gig in...
Albums Of The Week: Korn | Requiem
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Due to the effects of Covid and the inability to play live shows for the first time in Korn’s illustrious career, Requiem was conceived out...
Classic Album Review: Moby | 18 B Sides
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):
Moby may be the...
