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...
Next Week in Music | Feb. 24 – March 1 • On TV
Coming up on the tube: BTS swarm Jimmy Fallon, Dustin Lynch does double duty on the chat shows, David Byrne livens up your Saturday night and more. Set your...
The Best & The Rest | This Week’s Top Blues & Jazz Releases
Like every week, I snagged a handful of blues and jazz albums to check out. But only a few turned my crank. So here they are, in order of...
The Best & The Rest | This Week’s Top Reissues & Box Sets
I try not to live in the past. But I sure do love to visit every chance I get — musically speaking, that is. Here are the reissues, compilations, box...
The Best & The Rest | This Week’s Top Nonconformists
Some folks just don't fit into any category. And more power to them. Here are the best rule-flouters and convention-skirters I heard this week, in order of preference:
NONCONFORMIST OF...
The Best & The Rest | This Week’s Top EPs
Not everybody needs an entire album to get the job done. Here are the best EPs that I heard this week, in order of preference:
EP OF THE WEEK
Amanda Palmer...
The Best & The Rest | This Week’s Top Loud Releases
Ozzy Osbourne’s Ordinary Man is the best metal album I heard this week. But it's nowhere near the only one. Here are the other loud punk and rock titles...
The Best & The Rest | This Week’s Top Canadian Releases
Feeling a little patriotic? Want to add a little CanCon to your weekend listening? No problem, eh. (Sorry about that.) Here are the best homegrown releases I heard this...
The Best & The Rest | This Week’s Top Indie-Pop Releases
Most major-label pop is aimed at kids. Fortunately, the indie ranks tend to aim a little higher. Here are the best offerings I came across this week, in order...
The Best & The Rest | This Week’s Top Indie-Rock Releases
Aside from Ozzy Osbourne’s Ordinary Man, there aren't a lot of major-label rock albums out this week (or at least not a lot that interest me). Good thing the...
Grimes | Miss Anthropocene
It's not easy being Grimes. Oh sure, she's famous and talented and beloved and all that. Plus, she's apparently preggers with Elon Musk’s baby, which means a) She never...
