Classic Album Review: Michael Bolton | Vintage
This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
A set of Tin...
Classic Album Review: Rush | Rush In Rio
This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
At first, you wonder...
Classic Album Reviews: Ryan Adams | Rock N Roll / Love Is Hell Pt....
This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Man does not live...
Classic Album Reviews: Paul Westerberg | Come Feel Me Tremble / Grandpaboy | Dead...
This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Being a Paul Westerberg...
J Mascis Anounces What Do We Do Now LP, Shares First Single
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “What Do We Do Now is the fifth solo studio LP recorded by J Mascis since 1996. This is obviously not a very aggressive release...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 13-19 • The Short List: 14 Titles You...
New releases? Check. Deluxe-edition reissues? Check. Box sets, live albums and tribute discs? Check, check and double-check. Next week's list of new releases ticks all the boxes. Let's get...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 13-19 • The Long List: 465+ Releases On...
Happy 78th birthday to beloved rock icon Neil Young. Here's hoping he got paid enough for playing that billionaire's birthday bash last week to throw himself a really nice...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 13-19 • New Books
Geddy Lee and The Grateful Dead. Dave Mason and Mal Evans. Tariq Trotter and Twin/Tone. Billie Eilish and Elmer Bernstein. Johnny Cash and Joe Cocker. Immediate and Arhoolie. Where...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 13-19 • On TV
It looks like we're in for a slow week. But not necessarily a quiet one — assuming The Hives, Foo Fighters and Thumpasaurus have any say in the matter....
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Raunchy Ladies
If you were to encounter my partner in traffic, you'd likely hear her before you spot her vehicle. These days, the song at the top of this column is...
Thunder Pie | Running For My Life Tonight
“As the years pass, I am coming more and more to understand that it is the common, everyday blessings of our common everyday lives for which we should be...
Albums Of The Week: Helmet | Left
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Left finds Helmet — frontman Page Hamilton, drummer Kyle Stevenson, guitarist Dan Beeman and bassist Dave Case — continuing to carve out a musical landscape that...
Albums Of The Week: Beirut | Hadsel
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “After the fiasco of having to cancel large parts of the tours in 2019 I was looking for a place to recover,” recalls Beirut founder...
Albums Of The Week: AJR | The Maybe Man
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “AJR’s long-awaited fifth studio album The Maybe Man might just be their most identifiable body of work yet. In true AJR fashion, they came up...
Albums Of The Week: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets | Fronzoli
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Psychedelic Porn Crumpets are back with their sixth studio album. The Australian psych-rock five-piece have been working on Fronzoli — a title meaning 'something unnecessary...
