GBV + 50 More Titles Top Today’s Album Announcements
I joined Guided By Voices’ Hot Freaks club a few weeks back. It's pretty damn cool: For your annual fee of $100 USD, you get an email every week...
Next Week in Music | July 3-9 • On TV
Did anybody think the TV writers' strike would last this long? I sure didn't. But it has. So here we are, facing down another week of late-night reruns, along...
Next Week in Music | Aug. 9-15 • The Short List: 4 Titles You...
There's an old saying in business: Don't introduce new products in August. Well, that isn't stopping these artists from putting their new albums up for sale. Now we just...
Albums Of The Week: Datadyr | Woolgathering
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Datadyr are a jazz trio from Bergen, Norway. Their music ranges from the heartfelt and gentle to the energetic and explosive, and it's rarely far...
Albums Of The Week: James Taylor Quartet | Man In The Hot Seat
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “A bona fide legend of the acid jazz / jazz funk scene, James Taylor returns with the stunning new James Taylor Quartet record Man In The...
Albums Of The Week: Komodor | Nasty Habits
The Who. Mountain. Thin Lizzy. Blue Öyster Cult. And about 17 other old-school ’60s and rock bands. You'll hear echoes of (and sometimes, blatant nods to) them all in...
Seth James | Good Life
WHO IS HE? A Texas blues singer-guitarist who should be better known than he is — and might be if he hadn't put his solo career on hold to...
Classic Album Review: Beth Orton | Central Reservation
This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
“I’m always walking down...
Albums Of The Week: Cold War Kids | Cold War Kids
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “This is our self-titled record. Everybody gets one,” quips Cold War Kids singer and songwriter Nathan Willett. “This felt like the right time because the...
Next Week in Music | May 27-June 2, 2019 • New Books
When I'm not listening to music — and sometimes when I am — there's a good chance I'm reading about music. You too? You've come to the right place....
We Versus The Shark | Goodbye Guitar
If you're lucky enough to get a do-over — even a severely belated one — make the most of it. These Athens indie-rockers clearly have. More than a decade...
Classic Album Review: Merle Haggard | Like Never Before
This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Don’t let that title...
Classic Album Review: TOFOG | Bastard Life or Clarity
This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
TOFOG stands for Thirty...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | All Dead, All Dead
I have been guilty of moaning about all these farewell tours, but the sad truth is we're rapidly losing rock 'n' roll's icons. In a few years there won't...
Albums Of The Week: Talking Heads | Stop Making Sense Deluxe Edition
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Talking Heads joined forces with director Jonathan Demme for the groundbreaking concert film Stop Making Sense. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the concerts filmed...
