Next Week in Music | Dec. 16-22
It's an early Christmas present for yours truly: A mercifully slow week in the music world. There are only a couple of dozen new albums arriving — only one...
Pink Floyd | The Later Years 1987-2019
"You have to get into the right mood to listen to this," admits David Gilmour. "There are lots of people who still love to listen to music that way...
Supersuckers’ Play That Rock n’ Roll Tops Today’s Album Announcements
Here's a bit of good luck — or at least good news — for your Friday the 13th: Eddie Spaghetti and his Supersuckers are putting out a new album. Play That...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From Dec. 10, 1999
Two decades ago, new albums from Methods of Mayhem, Ani DiFranco, Joel Plaskett and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say...
Boomtown Rats’ Citizens of Boomtown Tops Today’s Album Announcements
You don't like Mondays? Trust me, they don't compare to the Wednesday I've had. But at least it seems kind of fitting that The Boomtown Rats chose today to...
Short Subjects | 16 New EPs That Won’t Waste Your Time
Album releases have mercifully tapered off for the year — but new EPs are coming thick and fast for some reason. Thankfully, some of the latest batch are pretty...
Canada’s Youngest Reggae Juno Nominee Chelsea Stewart Releases Self-Titled LP
Canadian reggae-jazz dynamo Chelsea Stewart is back with a new self-titled album and premiere single Forever Your Girl — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
A reflection of Stewart’s rich Jamaican-Canadian roots,...
Skeleton Club Make Their Bones On Weirdly Wonderful Debut Death, Love & Money
They say the only givens in life are death and taxes, but for Skeleton Club those guarantees are more along the lines of Death, Love & Money — the...
Next Week in Music | Dec. 9-15 • The Short List: Four Releases You...
We're getting down to the short strokes now: There are only a handful of big-name releases out this week, and one — Pink Floyd’s The Later Years — was...
Next Week in Music | Dec. 9-15 • The Long List: 80 Releases On...
Finally, things in the music biz are slowing down for the holidays. There are only 80-some albums, EPs and singles being released next week — as opposed to the...
Next Week in Music | Dec. 9-15 • New Books
Still haven't found a book for that music fan on your Christmas list? You have a few last-minute options to consider. Namely these:
Zappa Gear: The Unique Guitars, Amplifiers, Effects...
Next Week in Music | Dec. 9-15 • On TV
John Legend and Gary Clark Jr. make the rounds, Niall Horan hits Saturday Night Live, and a slate of singers take over for James Corden this week. Here's the...
ChristMASS 2019: 20 Worshippers Worshipping
Maybe you're religious. Maybe you're spiritual. Or maybe you're a non-believer like me. Either way, you can still appreciate the reason for the season — and the Christian and...
ChristMASS 2019: 10 Compilations Compiling
The holidays bring people together. So do these compilation albums, which cover everything from seasonal pop and rock classics to underground weirdness from The Cramps’ record collection. They all...
ChristMASS 2019: 6 Pianists Pianizing
What's black and white and red and green all over? These new Christmas albums from piano players around the world. Settle back, push play on one of the streaming...
