Back Stories | My 2015 Interview With Buddy Guy
I was lucky enough to talk to bluesman Buddy Guy on July 28, 2015 — two days before his 79th birthday — while he was promoting his album Born...
John Craigie | Asterisk the Universe
The rugged looks. The denim clothes. The moody countenance. At first glance, John Craigie looks like your garden-variety folk singer-songwriter — except maybe with a ’60s pop influence, based...
Finders/Keepers | Three Great Recent Albums You Might Have Missed
Today's finds: Recent gems from Greek rockers The Callas and Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo, Mississippi blues scion Cedric Burnside and London dance masters Skeewiff. Get up for the downstroke.
The...
Albums Of The Week: Austin Meade | Black Sheep
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Thanks to his metal- and classic rock-loving dad, Austin Meade got to see bands like Judas Priest and worshipped Whitesnake. In junior high he related...
Albums Of The Week: The Deslondes | Ways & Means
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “We shed old skin in order to evolve and move forward. We let go of who we were in the past and embrace who we’re...
Albums Of The Week: Iggy And The Stooges | Born In A Trailer: The...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “This extensive four-CD set documenting the final years of The Stooges is a companion set to 2020’s well-received You Think You’re Bad, Man? It features...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 19-25
Here are the major album releases, TV appearances, anniversaries and other events coming up in the next seven days. Mark your calendars and pre-order your favourites — but don’t...
Sam Weber | New Agile Freedom EP
Some guys can sing. Some guys can play guitar. Some guys can write songs. Some guys know their way around the recording studio. Then there are guys like Sam...
Classic Album Review: Danzig | 777: I Luciferi
This came out in 2002 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
He’s baaaaack! And back...
The Band | The Band: 50th Anniversary Edition
WHO ARE THEY? Ronnie Hawkins’ old bar band. Bob Dylan’s best basement band. Four Canadians (guitarist Robbie Robertson, bassist Rick Danko, pianist Richard Manuel and organist Garth Hudson) and...
Classic Album Review: Disturbed | Believe
This came out in 2002 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
“Liberate your mind /...
03 Greedo | God Level
Jason Jamal Jackson has had an eventful summer. He turned 31. He dropped his umpteenth album, God Level, the most acclaimed and accomplished release from his latest rap alter-ego...
Classic Album Review: Dieselboy | The 6ixth Session
This album came out a couple of decades ago. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Damian Higgins grew up playing the drums, breakdancing and...
Albums of The Week | Johnny Thunders | Que Sera, Sera Resurrected
THE PRESS RELEASE: "In 1985 Johnny Thunders went into the studio in London to record what would become his third and final solo album. He gathered friends Mike Monroe,...
Next Week in Music | May 20-26, 2019 • TV & Movies
I know you like to watch. So here's a list of the musicians who will be singing for their supper next week on the boob tube — and the...
