Paul McCartney Talks Flaming Pie In New Q&A
No, I did not talk to Paul McCartney. His record label sent me this Q&A about his new Flaming Pie Archive Collection box set, which comes out on July...
DMA’s | The Glow
A tribute album to the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (or the Netflix series that loves them)? Not quite. Instead, it's a disc of big hooks, big riffs, and big choruses,...
The Subways | Rock & Roll Queen
Well, this is different: To mark the 15th anniversary of their first (and biggest) hit Rock & Roll Queen, the British power trio The Subways have cut a new...
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen | Bear’s Sonic Journals: Found in the...
If you think Commander Cody’s story begins and ends with Hot Rod Lincoln, you don't know the half of it. Singer-pianist George (Commander Cody) Frayne and his crew were...
World Sanguine Report | Skeleton Blush
Some albums need to be heard to be believed. This isn't one of them — but only because you probably still won't believe it after you hear it. Unless...
James Reyne | Toon Town Lullaby
Nope, it's not a joke. That's really the title. Thankfully, the album itself is not some sort of weird kid-music tribute to Who Framed Roger Rabbit. It's actually a...
Alizarin | The Last Semblance
We all have somebody in our life who likes ’70s-style art-prog. No shame in that. Well, OK, maybe a little shame. But if you're a good friend, you'll just...
Sharhabil Ahmed | The King of Sudanese Jazz
Forget what you're thinking. This isn't some ancient, oddball Afro-jazz album. Nope. It's way weirder than that. Despite his self-appointed title, Sudanese jazz king Sharhabil Ahmed actually delivers something...
Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard | The Non-Stop EP
Meet the U.K. buzz band of the week: Cardiff's big, bold and brash brother-led ensemble Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard. They call their debut release an EP, but it actually sports...
The Streets | None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive
For my money, The Streets’ 2004 sophomore release A Grand Don't Come For Free — an album-length shaggy-dog story about missing money — is an indisputable, untoppable masterpiece. The...
The Jayhawks | XOXO
Is Gary Louris suffering from writer's block? Tired of coming up with songs? Or just trying to live up to that World's Greatest Boss mug he got for Christmas...
Dinner Party | Dinner Party
Psst. It's a new jazz-hip-hop supergroup featuring pianist Robert Glasper, sax players Kamasi Washington and Terrace Martin, and producer 9th Wonder — along with versatile Chicago vocalist Phoelix on...
Rufus Wainwright | Unfollow the Rules
He's done the Shakespeare album. He's done the Judy album. He's done an opera. But on Unfollow the Rules, his 10th album and first disc of new originals in...
Grateful Dead | Workingman’s Dead 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
Another week, another Grateful Dead box set. A mere seven days after serving up the incredible Angel's Share, 152 minutes of outtakes from the Workingman's Dead sessions, the psychedelic...
My Morning Jacket | The Waterfall II
One of the advantages of recording more songs than you need for your album: You can put out a followup disc without having to lift a finger. That's precisely...
