Khruangbin & Leon Bridges | Texas Sun

WHO ARE THEY? Khruangbin are a psychedelic instrumental trio whose bass-heavy, slow-rolling funk comes from the Houston underground (with a detour through South East Asia). Leon Bridges is a...

Supersuckers | Play That Rock N’ Roll

WHO ARE THEY? Unstoppable, indestructible and perhaps immortal singer-bassist Eddie Spaghetti — a man who has survived 30-plus years in the rock ’n’ roll trenches, multiple band lineups and...

Stone Temple Pilots | Perdida

WHO ARE THEY? The three surviving original members of Stone Temple Pilots — for those who aren't in the fan club, that's guitarist Dean DeLeo, bassist (and brother) Robert...

Green Day | Father of All Motherfuckers

WHO ARE THEY? Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool and Mike Dirnt. AKA three of the world's richest punks. And no wonder: After dropping a Dookie in their early days,...

Clearing The Backlog | The Best Music You Didn’t Hear In January Pt. 5

As usual, I ran out of month long before I ran out of great music to review in January. So I've been putting together a few posts with all...

Back Stories | My Album Reviews From Feb. 4, 2000

Two decades ago, new albums from Tina Turner, Morphine, Crowded House and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say about them...

Clearing The Backlog | The Best Music You Didn’t Hear In January Pt. 4

As usual, I ran out of month long before I ran out of great music to review in January. So I've been putting together a few posts with all...

Clearing The Backlog | The Best Music You Didn’t Hear In January Pt. 3

As usual, I ran out of month long before I ran out of great music to review in January. So I'm putting together a few posts with all the...

Next Week in Music | Feb. 3-9 • The Short List: Three Rockin’ Albums...

Three is the magic number for rock fans this week, with a trio of big-name albums on the way. If they're too loud, you're too quiet. Or something like...

Next Week in Music | Feb. 3-9 • The Long List: 250 Releases On...

Sometimes more is more. And this week there's plenty more. There are nearly 250 albums, EPs and singles being released next week. Mark your calendars and pre-order your favourites...

Next Week in Music | Feb. 3-9 • On TV

Kesha visits Kelly & Ryan, Rosalia brings the groove to ACL, the Beebs lives it up on Saturday night and more this week. Start your PVRs for these tube-based...

Clearing The Backlog | The Best Music You Didn’t Hear In January Pt. 2

As usual, I ran out of month long before I ran out of great music to review in January. So I'm putting together a few posts over the next...

Clearing The Backlog | The Best Music You Didn’t Hear In January Pt. 1

As usual, I ran out of month long before I ran out of great music to review in January. So I'm putting together a few posts over the next...

Back Stories | My 2011 Interview With Gang of Four Guitarist Andy Gill

The world is a little quieter and far worse off today: Gang of Four’s Andy Gill has died. The influential and iconic guitarist passed away in a London hospital...

Squarepusher | Be Up A Hello

WHO IS THIS? The musical alter-ego / nom de knobtwiddling of venerated veteran British electronica experimentor and IDM innovator Tom Jenkinson. Though it's not his only secret identity; over...

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