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Today in musical birthdays and anniversaries: Popster Rita Ora is 33; singer Natasha Bedingfield turns 42; The Sex Pistols’ Anarchy In The U.K. was released 47 years ago; Wilco...
Albums Of The Week: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Georgia Blue
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Georgia Blue is a labor of love,” says singer-guitarist Jason Isbell of his new album, a smokin’, star-studded set of covers by everyone from R.E.M.,...
Now Hear This: The Helltones | Lazarus
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "The Helltones were founded in 2016 by high school friends and bandmates Darwin Siegaldoud and Paul Bowman in Oakland, Calif. Bassist Shane Lawton, guitarist Nathan...
Classic Album Review: Various Artists | The American Song-Poem Anthology
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):
You’ve seen those ads...
Now Hear This: The Silence | Electric Meditations
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Power trio (plus saxes and flutes) The Silence guide the listener through a unique sequence of electric meditations to reorient your perspective. Savage and dirty...
Classic Album Review: Various Artists | Daredevil Soundtrack
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):
Who would win a...
Albums Of The Week: Various Artists | Ocean Child: Songs Of Yoko Ono
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “A new album celebrating the extraordinary work of multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and activist Yoko Ono, Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono was imagined and...
Albums Of The Week: Bahamas | Sad Hunk
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Celebrated, award-winning artist Bahamas has released Sad Hunk. Bahamas’ sound defies genre categorization, yet it incorporates many — pop, R&B, rock, folk, soul, alternative, Caribbean,...
Albums Of The Week: Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert & Jon Randall | The Marfa...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert and Jon Randall’s album The Marfa Tapes is a collection of beautifully intimate and raw songs written and recorded together in the...
Thunder Pie | Hot Glue Guns in a Cop Killer World
“You must not try to be too pure, you must fly closer to the sea.”
— Sinead O'Connor
This past Saturday morning, me and Arle get up early to go to...
Classic Album Review: Celine Dion | One Heart
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):
After last year’s stomach-turning...
Next Week in Music | Aug. 14-20 • The Short List: 10 Titles You...
Jon Batiste plays the radio, Osees have a message for you, Margaret Glaspy cuts a diamond, Hozier unearths something unreal, Rhiannon Giddens chooses you, Grace Potter hits the road, Sonic...
Zen Brings The Himalayas To Vancouver
Ansa GaRangDengZhen — aka Zen — will bring his timely message of love and peace to Vancouver this summer. The Tibetan singer-songwriter and producer's Songs From The Himalayas tour...
Albums Of The Week: Forever Pavot | L’Idiophone
THE TRANSLATED & EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Self-proclaimed studio rat Forever Pavot knows exactly how to teleport elsewhere in a few chords. In L'Idiophone, the art of storytelling takes about...
Iggy Pop | The Bowie Years
You can't go wrong with Iggy Pop, right? Well, not usually. But much as it pains me to say it, the Ig's new box set The Bowie Years leaves...
