Classic Album Review: Joss Stone | The Soul Sessions

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):   URGENT MESSAGE FROM: The...

Classic Album Review: Me’Shell NdegéOcello | Comfort Woman

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):   For Me’Shell NdegéOcello, love...

Classic Album Review: Edie Brickell | Volcano

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):   If Edie Brickell is...

Classic Album Review: Rod Stewart | As Time Goes By … The Great American...

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):   I will be the...

Classic Album Review: Travis | 12 Memories

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):   When Fran Healey intones,...

Classic Album Review: Clann Zú | Rua

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):   It sounds like the...

Don’t Have A Cow | Five Reasons Not To Buy Pink Floyd’s Atom Heart...

The upcoming re-release of Pink Floyd’s first gold album Atom Heart Mother seems like it's going to be pretty disappointing. Traditionally, these re-release package things happen on the anniversary...

Next Week in Music | Nov. 6-12 • The Short List: 9 Titles You...

Cat Power does Dylan. Jimi Hendrix goes to Hollywood. Chris Stapleton aims higher. Helmet turn left. Todd Snider is doomed. And more. Things are starting to get interesting. See...

Next Week in Music | Nov. 6-12 • The Long List: 425+ Releases On...

Happy birthday wishes to Radiohead’s Johnny Greenwood (52), Bryan Adams (64), Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits (76), Art Garfunkel (82) and, of course, Kevin Jonas (36) — and posthumous...

Next Week in Music | Nov. 6-12 • New Books

With new books about everyone from Arlo to Zevon — not to mention Babs’ memoirs, a trio of titles about The Beatles and Macca, art and photo tomes of...

Next Week in Music | Nov. 6-12 • On TV

Jason Isbell rocks ACL. Black Pumas, Jordan Davis, AJR, Jelly Roll and Jung Kook do double duty. Babs and Jeff Tweedy move some books. And Boygenius liven up your Saturday...

Tinnitist TV | Episode 109: Neil Osborne of 54•40

54•40 have been telling Canada where they came from and where they’re going for the last 40 years. But Neil Osborne and his bandmates couldn't make it any clearer...

Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Frankenstein Albums

I don't have a problem with The Beatles’ "last song" Now & Then being made and released, Sure, it's a ‘Frankenstein’ track — one cobbled together and brought to...

Thunder Pie | Caught In The Attacks

The wildflowers we grew out back this summer died overnight. I pulled up this morning after I took Milla to school and I could see it had happened when...

They Came To Play | Four Great New Live Albums From Bandcamp Friday

Truth be told, I'm pretty much over Bandcamp Friday. Like most good things, it's slowly but surely devolved into a blatant cash grab, with people shoving anything and everything...

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