Next Week in Music | Dec. 11-17 • New Books
Still shopping for that music fan who loves to read? I've got you covered — assuming they love The Cure, Phil Ochs, Throbbing Gristle, jazz sidemen or Peruvian metal. ’Cause...
Next Week in Music | Dec. 11-17 • On TV
Get ready for Déjà Vu All Over Again: The Holiday Edition. It's got everything: Artists making multiple talk-show appearances to promote their latest projects; a slate of seasonal specials;...
Stylus Counsel | Somebody Get Me A Doctor!
If you're in the midst of the hell-on-Earth known as choosing a band name, let me give you some advice: Nothing that starts with Doctor or Dr.
I recently went...
Thunder Pie | Gridlock
Slappy sunlight coming down, collapsed trusses of 3pm light breaking in through the miasma, we would run down the valley, me and the kids, in the Honda at Christmastime....
Albums Of The Week: Tijuana Bibles | Free Milk
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Tijuana Bibles — brothers Tony and Danny Costello, James Brannigan and Mikey Dornan — are poised to mainline their alluring all-killer hooks and chaotic discontent once more.
Fascinated...
Albums Of The Week: Breeze | Sour Grapes
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASES: “Toronto’s Breeze are back with their album Sour Grapes, a disc that delivers a distinctive ’90s-inspired sound that explores the complexity of relationships and builds...
Albums Of The Week: Ball | Midnight Heat
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Ball are back from the grave! Wasted and slimy Swedish heavy psych speed freak power-trio. Dionysian fuck ‘n’ roll soaked in diabolical occult havoc. Drugged...
Albums Of The Week: Various Artists | Burn On The Bayou: A Heavy Underground...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute album Burn On The Bayou features 32 heavy covers by bands like JPT Scare Band, War Cloud, Kind, Great Electric...
Albums Of The Week: Various Artists | The Faithful: A Tribute to Marianne Faithfull
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Faithful: A Tribute To Marianne Faithfull is a benefit album featuring Iggy Pop, Cat Power, Shirley Manson, Tanya Donelly, Joan As Police Woman, Donita...
Albums Of The Week: Neil Young | Before & After
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “On his new album Before & After, Neil Young has approached a totally eclectic collection of mostly obscure songs like a painter with a new...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | OMG Banchee
It was the first freezing rain of the season and I had to pull over, but not because of what I was seeing — but because of what I...
Albums Of The Week: Les Rallizes Dénudés | Baus ’93
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Baus ’93 contains Japanese psych-rock legends Les Rallizes Dénudés’ storied comeback performance from Tokyo's Baus Theater on Feb. 13, 1993 — their first live appearance...
Albums Of The Week: Sonny Vincent | Primitive 1969-1976
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “American guitarist and vocalist Sonny Vincent, known as the founder of New York punk heroes Testors and bandmate of Bobby Liebling in the doom metal...
Catch Gowan Live & Unplugged On New Year’s Eve
Ring in 2024 with Lawrence Gowan when the Canadian rock veteran and Styx frontman takes the stage for a live and unplugged performance at JW Marriott The Rosseau Muskoka...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | The Island of Misfit Elvis Christmas Records
I just realized I have three Elvis Presley Christmas records — two are essentially the same album, but they're all slightly different, with entirely different artwork.
When I went to...
