The Stooges | The Stooges 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
WHO ARE THEY? Living legend Iggy Pop, guitarist Ron Asheton, drummer Scott (Rock Action) Asheton and bassist Dave Alexander. AKA Four Detroit dum-dum boys-turned-demigods who could barely play their...
Ozzy’s Ordinary Man Tops Today’s Album Announcements
Ozzy Osbourne has risen again. Finally. The Prince of Darkness has announced that he's completed his first solo studio album in a decade — the ironically titled Ordinary Man....
Soundwalk Collective With Patti Smith | Mummer Love
WHO ARE THEY? A multi-disciplinary meeting of minds between legendary punk poet Patti Smith and the experimental NYC/Berlin duo Soundwalk Collective.
WHAT IS THIS? The second instalment in a triptych...
Allen Stone | Building Balance
WHO IS HE? The least likely soul singer in existence — a white, blonde-tressed hippie who is also a minister's kid from rural Washington State and got his start...
Simply Red | Blue Eyed Soul
WHO ARE THEY? British singer-songwriter and sole permanent member Mick Hucknall — who is both the world's second-most-popular musical ginger and a self-confessed sex addict who once claimed to...
Kele | 2042
WHO IS HE? The singer-guitarist and leader of long-running British post-punk indie-rockers Bloc Party — who generally drops his last name Okereke for his extracurricular activities.
WHAT IS THIS? His...
Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders | Get the Money
WHO ARE THEY? The on-again, off-again (but mostly just off) side project led by longtime Foo Fighters drummer (and former Alanis Morissette sideman) Taylor Hawkins, accompanied by his latest...
FKA Twigs | Magdalene
WHO IS SHE? The British artist formerly known as Tahliah Barnett, who also went by the handle Twigs until a similarly named pop group complained — though she has...
The Rentals’ Q36 Tops Today’s Album Announcements
It must be a Weezer thing. A while back, Rivers Cuomo gave us an extremely early heads-up about their next album Van Weezer, which will arrive in May. Today,...
DIY Discovery | Seven Artists You Have To Hear Right Now
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...
Indie Roundup | 16 Tracks For A Better Tuesday
Black Royal are late for Halloween, Taraban are plagued by twerkers, Matt Steele and Corvette Sunset assure you this is a one-time thing, Close Talker double down on an...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From Nov. 5, 1999
Two decades ago, new albums from Foo Fighters, Bush, XTC and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say about them back...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 4-10 • The Short List: 5 New Albums...
With nearly 250 albums, EPs and singles being released this week, you would expect there to be a couple of dozen big-name titles in the bunch. And you would...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 4-10 • The Long List: 240 Releases On...
There are nearly 250 albums, EPs and singles being released next week. Mark your calendars and pre-order your favourites — but don’t blame me if things change at the...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 4-10 • New Books
It's another big week for the music-loving readers out there. You've got Flea’s long-awaited memoir, new bios of Eminem and Irving Berlin, photo books devoted to The Rolling Stones...
