Rewinding July | The Best Oldies
Everything old is new again — eventually. Here are the best compilations and reissues that came out in July, listed in alphabetical order. Just click on the cover pictures...
Rewinding July | The Best Roots
From jam-band scions to country-rock waitresses, July had plenty to offer roots-music fans. Here are the top releases in alphabetical order — just click on the cover picture to...
Rewinding July | The Best Soundtracks
Every good movie needs a good soundtrack — and here are some of the best that arrived in July, presented in alphabetical order. Click on the cover picture to...
Lana Del Rey’s Norman F***ing Rockwell Tops Today’s List of Album Announcements
Sometimes, even I have to admit it's not always about me. Case in point: I've never been a Lana Del Rey fan. But I know millions of other folks...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From July 30, 1999
Two decades ago, new albums from Guided By Voices, The Make-Up, Biohazard and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say about...
Back Stories | My 2015 Interview With Buddy Guy
I was lucky enough to talk to bluesman Buddy Guy on July 28, 2015 — two days before his 79th birthday — while he was promoting his album Born...
imaJJine Thrill to The Sound of Your Voice in Debut Single
Canadian jazz supergroup imaJJine sing a lover's praises — and evoke the spirit of Joni Mitchell — in their new single and lyric video Your Voice.
The first single from...
Katherine Penfold Takes You Far Away In New Single
Jazz chanteuse Katherine Penfold takes you on a romantic journey in her supple and soulful new single Far Away.
Underscored by fluttering keys and dreamy production from Moonchild’s Amber Navran,...
Next Week in Music | July 29 – Aug. 4 • 160 New (&...
There are more than 160 albums, EPs and singles being released next week — and judging by the list below, a big chunk of them are live albums, reissues, box...
Next Week in Music | July 29 – Aug. 4 • New Books
It's always good to mix things up — even when it comes to your reading. That should be no problem this week: The latest music-related books include a rocker's...
Next Week in Music | July 29 – Aug. 4 • Music on TV
Much like last week, you won't find a lot of chart-topping A-listers popping up on the late-night chat shows this week. But if you stay up — or at...
Pat Travers | Swing!
WHO IS HE? The veteran Canadian blues-rock guitar hero whose career stretches back to the late ’70s and FM mainstays like Boom Boom (Out Go the Lights), Snortin' Whiskey...
Particle Kid | Window Rock
WHO IS HE? The musical alias and/or alter-ego of Micah Nelson, who is not only the youngest child of country outlaw Willie Nelson — who dubbed him "Particle Kid"...
Dale Watson | Live Deluxe…Plus
WHO IS HE? The old-school Ameripolitan singer-guitarist from Texas whose Cash-meets-Elvis baritone and classic honky-tonk are matched in coolness by his regal grey pompadour, mutton-chop sideburns and everyman charm.
WHAT...
Mini Mansions | Guy Walks Into A Bar…
WHO ARE THEY? A sideman side-project supergroup featuring Queens of The Stone Age bassist Michael (Mikey Shoes) Shulman, Last Shadow Puppets bassist Zach Dawes and Arctic Monkeys touring keyboardist...
