Fast-Forward | 36 March Releases For Your To-Do List
I don't what it looks like where you are, but outside the Tinnitist bunker, spring is just around the corner. That's definitely something to look forward to. But there's...
Rewinding February | My Top 10 Albums Of The Month
From where I sit, February was not the greatest month for new music. In fact, next to January — which gave us memorable titles from Andy Shauf, Black Lips,...
Five Upcoming Albums To Care About Instead of Lady You-Know-Who
Those who still worship at the altar of Lady Gaga will be rewarded for their loyalty with her new album Chromatica on April 10. Personally, I could care less....
Strange But True | Four Albums That Think Outside the Box
If different is good, these albums are better. Here are four recent releases that push the conceptual and creative envelope. As always, I've included Bandcamp links where possible so...
Next Week in Music | March 2-8 • The Short List: 9 Releases You...
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch and this week's tsunami of music releases have something very fundamental in common: They're both choose-your-own-adventure stories. By that, I mean that there are so many...
Next Week in Music | March 2-8 • The Long List: 260 Releases On...
Spring has sprung — even in the music business. There are more than 260 albums, EPs and singles being released next week. Mark your calendars and pre-order your favourites...
Next Week in Music | March 2-8 • On TV
Iggy visits Fallon, James Taylor makes the rounds, Justin Bieber takes over Ellen’s show, The Weeknd parties on Saturday night and more — all on your flatscreen this week....
Sonny Vincent | Diamond Distance & Liquid Fury
THE PRESS RELEASE: "Sonny Vincent, known as the founding member of NYC punk heroes Testors, has unearthed a collection of never-before heard recordings from his proto-punk days. Compiling unreleased...
Waco Brothers | Resist!
THE PRESS RELEASE: "Just in time for primary season, Waco Brothers are releasing a collection of their songs about resistance and protest on Feb. 28, entitled Resist! The Chicago-based/UK-born...
Dom Flemons | Prospect Hill: The American Songster Omnibus
THE PRESS RELEASE: "Grammy winner and two-time Emmy nominee Dom Flemons is known as The American Songster. He’s a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, actor, music scholar, historian, and record collector....
Charlie Parker | The Savoy 10-inch LP Collection
THE PRESS RELEASE: "The Savoy 10-Inch LP Collection spotlights Charlie Parker’s groundbreaking bebop sessions for the legendary jazz label Savoy, spanning 1944 to 1948. The deluxe, four-LP box set...
Brett Marvin & The Thunderbolts | The Sonet Anthology
THE PRESS RELEASE: "Their name may have made them sound more like rock ’n’ roll revivalists, but during the late ’60s and early ’70s, Brett Marvin & The Thunderbolts...
Ars Nova | Fields of People: The Recordings 1968-1969
THE PRESS RELEASE: "Fields of People: The Recordings 1968-1969 is a new re-mastered 2-CD anthology featuring all of the recordings by the American psychedelic / progressive band Ars Nova...
The Allman Brothers Band | Trouble No More 50th Anniversary Collection
THE PRESS RELEASE: "When Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks, Dickey Betts, Duane Allman, Jaimoe, and Gregg Allman finally coalesced in 1969 as The Allman Brothers Band, after stints in other...
Indigo Girls’ Look Long Tops Today’s Album Announcements
Some days, you just have to work with what you've got. Case in point: Indigo Girls announced today that their latest album Look Long will arrive April 24. Am...