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...
Albums Of The Week: Scream | DC Special
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Scream formed in 1979. Drummer Kent Stacks, bassist Skeeter Enoch Thompson and the brothers Pete and Franz Stahl were attending school together in Bailey’s Crossroads,...
Albums Of The Week: Chris Stapleton | Higher
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Co-produced by Dave Cobb and Morgane Stapleton, newly crowned CMA Male Vocalist of the Year award winner Chris Stapleton’s fourth album Higher was recorded at...
Albums Of The Week: Todd Snider | Crank It, We’re Doomed
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Sometimes an artist makes a record and then decides not to release it. Neil Young and Prince did it multiple times. Todd Snider is also...
Now Hear This: Otracami | touching the stove coil
Otracami leaves a mark on your emotions with her new album touching the stove coil — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
Some memories burn a hot and brilliant red: Moments of great consequence...
Albums Of The Week: Jimi Hendrix Experience | Hollywood Bowl: August 18, 1967
More than half a century after it was recorded, Jimi Hendrix and his legendary band's historic and pivotal L.A. performance from 1967 is finally seeing the light of day....
Albums Of The Week: Cat Power | Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Recorded Nov. 5, 2022 at London’s vaunted Royal Albert Hall, Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert sees Chan Marshall paying tribute...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Let’s Fight!
When I was a kid I saw an animated short about a violin duel with the devil. I was fascinated by this idea — having to beat the devil...
