Various Artists | The Music of Red Dead Redemption II
WHO ARE THEY? Producer and slide-guitar master Daniel Lanois, along with D'Angelo, Willie Nelson, Rhiannon Giddens, QOTSA’s Josh Homme and other artists that you never expected to contribute to...
Sum 41 | Order in Decline
WHO ARE THEY? The impressively resilient and unrepentantly in-your-face Canadian pop-punk veterans fronted by singer-guitarist Deryck Whibley.
WHAT IS THIS? Their seventh studio album — out July 19 — is...
Various Artists | The Lion King Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
WHO ARE THEY? Beyonce, Donald Glover, Seth Rogan, Billy Eichner, John Oliver, Chiwetel Ejofor and the rest of the A-list cast from Disney’s new live-action update of the animated...
Scott Stapp | The Space Between the Shadows
WHO IS HE? The frequently troubled, oft-maligned and apparently unstoppable rocker who may still be best known as 1) The former frontman of much-loathed ’90s outfit Creed and 2)...
Paul McCartney | Amoeba Gig
WHO IS HE? The cute one. The former leader of Wings. And oh yeah, the guy who wrote the soundtrack to most of your life.
WHAT IS THIS? The long-awaited...
Ed Sheeran | No. 6 Collaborations Project
WHO IS HE? Remember that ginger bloke who played a Lannister soldier in the seventh season of Game of Thrones? Turns out he's also a bit of a singer.
WHAT...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From July 9, 1999
Two decades ago, new albums from Captain Beefheart, Santana, Limp Bizkit and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say about them...
Back Stories | My Hilarious 2009 Interview With Steel Panther’s Michael Starr
Way back in 2009, I interviewed Steel Panther frontman Michael Starr. Far as I know, I was the first Canadian journalist to talk to him. At that time, their...
Playing Catch-Up | Today’s Crapload of New Album Release Dates
To quote the immortal David Lee Roth: 'We have always hated each other.' No, wait. That's the wrong line. What I meant to say was: 'Heard you missed me...
Next Week in Music | July 8-14 • 150 New Releases Headed Your Way
The music biz has basically been on vacation this week, and so have I. As for next week, there are more than 150 albums, EPs and singles coming out....
Next Week in Music | July 8-14 • TV & Movies
Even the late-night talk shows are taking it easy this week — only Jimmy Kimmel is working. So if you're not into reruns, here are the slim pickings for...
Next Week in Music | July 8-14 • New Books
If I'm not listening to music, writing about music, taking about music or watching someone play music, chances are I'm reading about it. You too? Here are some times...
Summer Cannibals | Can’t Tell Me No
WHO ARE THEY? A distinctively different crew of punky Portland rockers who borrowed their name from a Patti Smith song — and are fronted by take-no-prisoners singer-guitarist Jessica Boudreaux.
WHAT...
Mindi Abair & The Boneshakers | No Good Deed
WHO ARE THEY? Singer, saxophonist and keyboard player Mindi Abair is a veteran road dog and session player who's worked and toured with everyone from Aerosmith to Backstreet Boys...
Kryptos | Afterburner
WHO ARE THEY? A veteran thrash-metal power trio who hail from Bangalore, India — yes, India — despite the fact that their name is clearly and obviously Greek. Go...
