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...