Gang of Four | This Heaven Gives Me Migraine
WHO ARE THEY? The legendary British post-punk survivors who first formed in 1976, borrowed their handle from a Chinese political faction, and gave the world slashing, sharp-angled classics like...
Today Is The Day | No Good To Anyone
WHO ARE THEY? The long-running Nashville noise-rock doom-merchants founded and fronted by singer-guitarist and songwriter Steve Austin (not to be confused with the stone cold rassler or the Six...
Robert Cray Band | That’s What I Heard
WHO IS HE? The versatile, veteran blues-rock singer-songwriter and guitar hero who has five Grammy Awards — which is not bad for the guy who reportedly played bass in...
Wasted Shirt | Fungus II
WHO ARE THEY? A dynamic duo featuring insanely prolific L.A. singer-guitarist Ty Segall — who is apparently on a quest to set the world record for band memberships —...
Gord Sinclair | Taxi Dancers
WHO IS HE? The former bassist and songwriter from universally beloved (and now disbanded) Canadian rock legends The Tragically Hip.
WHAT IS THIS? His first solo album — and perhaps...
Dud Of The Week: James Taylor | American Standard
WHO IS HE? Sweet Baby James. The sensitive singer-songwriter who's seen fire AND rain — and who knows you've got a friend. The soft-centered folkie who got signed to...
Album Of The Week: Nova Twins | Who Are The Girls?
WHO ARE THEY? Singer-guitarist Amy Love and bassist Georgia South, a high-powered London grime-punk duo who have been around since 2014, touring behind the likes of Wolf Alice, Fever...
Danzig, Earle, Purple & Wainwright Top Today’s Album Announcements
Most days, there's one important/cool/exciting/weird/etc. album to write about in this space. Today it's a four-way tie. So instead of trying to wrap them all together into some pithily...
D.O.A.’s Treason Tops Today’s Album Announcements
I have said it before. I am saying it again. If there's any musician in this country who has earned the Order of Canada, it's D.O.A.’s fearless leader Joey...
Jazz Sabbath’s Long-Lost Debut Tops Today’s Album Announcements
The devil, as they say, is in the details. And musical parodies don't come much more detailed (or more devilishly clever) than Jazz Sabbath. Supposedly an ill-fated trio who...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From Feb. 25, 2000
Two decades ago, new albums from Oasis, The Cure, Neko Case, Yo La Tengo and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to...
Stooges’ Fun House Box & Paul Weller’s On Sunset Top Today’s Album Announcements
All about for fun time. Again. Half a century after Iggy Pop and The Stooges released Fun House — and two decades after Rhino Handmade dropped an incredible and...
Randy Bachman & Burton Cummings Reunite For Canadian Tour
Guess who's buried the hatchet again. That's right; Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman are back together — at least for the moment. The two Can-Rock icons, ex-Guess Who bandmates...
Next Week in Music | Feb. 24 – March 1 • The Short List:...
If you're a big fan of James Taylor, I have good news and bad news. The good news: Sweet Baby James has a new album arriving next week —...
Next Week in Music | Feb. 24 – March 1 • The Long List:...
Every day, it seems there's a new Internet challenge making the rounds on social media. Well, I'd like to propose one: I challenge everybody out there not to look...
