Murray A. Lightburn | Hear Me Out
"I’ve changed my ways," Murray A. Lightburn insists midway through Hear Me Out. That's fair enough. And he's not just talking about that middle initial in his name. On...
John Mayall | Nobody Told Me
John Mayall cannot be stopped. Nor should anyone dare tell him to. More than 50 years after his first album, the 85-year-old British blues icon isn't just going through...
Sleaford Mods | Eton Alive
There's no success like failure. Bob Dylan said that. But Sleaford Mods lived it. When jabbering frontman Jason Williamson and bare-bones beatmaker Andrew Fearn gate-crashed the scene several years...
Claypool Lennon Delirium | South of Reality
Reality has never been all it's cracked up to be. Especially when it comes to these guys. Because let's face it, the reality is that the collaboration of Primus’s...
Dream Theater | Distance Over Time
Speed. That's what you get when you divide distance by time. And when it comes to Dream Theater’s 14th studio album Distance Over Time, that's apparently no accident. Speed...
Gary Clark Jr. | This Land
Gary Clark Jr. is mad as hell — and he's not going to take it anymore. Same as anyone with a lick of sense who pays any attention to...
Finders/Keepers | Three Great Recent Albums You Should Hear Today
On today's menu: Some tasty slices of frewheeling British alt-rock, groudbreaking Danish death metal and irresistibly groovy London soul-jazz. Get ’em while they're hot. Or at least still pretty...
Back Stories | My 2009 Interview With Les Claypool
With Les Claypool and Sean Lennon releasing their second Claypool Lennon Delirium album South of Reality this week (look for my review sometime over the weekend), it seemed like...
DIY Discovery | мʌvʌ
Most of the music I hear is sent to me by labels and publicists. But there’s nothing like getting it straight from the source. Welcome to the latest instalment...
Matt Andersen Headed Halfway Around the World
Award-winning Canadian soul-bluesman Matt Andersen has announced an international tour, spanning across the U.S., U.K., Europe and Canada, which will support his upcoming album release, Halfway Home by Morning...
Back Stories | My 1999 Interview With Paul Westerberg
What can I say about Replacements singer-guitarist Paul Westerberg that hasn't already been said far more eloquently by far more talented writers than me? Well, I can say this:...
Next Week in Music | Feb. 18-24, 2019 • 150 New Releases Coming Your...
Don't tell me there's no good new music — there are more than 150 releases due in the next seven days. Here's my exhaustive list: Mark your calendars and...
Next Week in Music | Feb. 18-24, 2019 • Birthdays & Anniversaries
I wouldn't want to live in the past. But I still like to visit every now and then. Here are the musical birthdays we'll be celebrating and the anniversaries...
Next Week in Music | Feb. 18-24, 2019 • Music on TV
I know you like to watch. So here's a list of the musicians who will be singing for their supper next week on the boob tube. Of course, everything...
Next Week in Music | Feb. 18-24, 2019 • New Books
I couldn't read music if you put a gun to my head. But I have no trouble reading about music. Here are the biographies and books due this week:
BIOGRAPHIES
Malcolm...
