Classic Album Review: Ian Brown | Golden Greats
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):
After a few years...
Classic Album Review: Ani DiFranco | To The Teeth
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):
Even rock stars used...
Classic Album Review: Sheryl Crow And Friends | Live From Central Park
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):
Sheryl Crow’s powerful voice...
Classic Album Review: Guns N’ Roses | Live Era ’87 – ’93
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):
Ian Dury may have...
Classic Album Review: Methods Of Mayhem | Methods Of Mayhem
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):
“Hello, this is the...
Albums Of The Week: Basil’s Kite | Chewing Bread
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “For their second record, Basil's Kite have written an anti-mindfulness manifesto. This album contains eight different ways your brain can explode while the world explodes...
Steve Schmolaris’s EP Review: Michael Finley | Christmas Each Day / When God Made...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: A veteran of the Winnipeg music scene, Michael Finley, having recently returned from an extended stay in Japan, where, employed as a lounge singer, he...
Steve Schmolaris’s Single Review: Aethie | Hard It Is For Me
The digital musical landscape is ever-shifting, and sometimes those shifts, despite intentions, can feel catastrophic, and especially so if you happen to be, like Aethie, a digital creation with...
Next Week in Music | Dec. 9-15 • The Short List: 7 Titles You...
Let's face it: At this time of year, we all have more important things to do than sift through a bajillion new albums. Not that there's a whole lot...
Next Week in Music | Dec. 9-15 • The Long List: 275 Releases On...
You know that moment near the end a long-ass flight when you feel the plane downshift ever so slightly as the pilots begin the descent? That's where we are...
Next Week in Music | Dec. 9-15 • 9 New Books
The continuing legacy of Macca, the A-Z of Elton John, the lives (and deaths) of rock ’n’ roll, the history of recorded media, the stories behind the music, the...
Next Week in Music | Dec. 9-15 • On TV
Here's a new drinking game for you: Every time you come across Dua Lipa, Elton John, Keith Urban or Christmas music on your device next week, take a drink. But...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | The Spice Of Life
In my second year of college, my brother and I shared one unit in a Belleville, Ont., triplex. One of our favourite things to do was watch American variety...
Thunder Pie | Once Upon A Time In Asbury Park
The way things happen gets lost to time unless you write them down. This is why I need to tell this one story the best I can. So that...
Albums Of The Week: The Hold Steady | Live at Brooklyn Bowl 12-4-24
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Massive Nights 2024 started in style! Always great to back in the Brooklyn Bowl for the most wonderful time of the year. We started with...
