Now Hear This: Sweet Cobra | Threes
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “For the better part of the past two decades, Chicago’s Sweet Cobra have been seasoning their brand of thundering rock with a full spectrum of...
Now Hear This: City Of Industry | Spiritual West
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Two years down the road from City Of Industry’s acclaimed album False Flowers, frontman John Caraveo’s outsider status has only intensified and his passion burns...
Now Hear This: Johnny Adams | South Side of Soul Street: The SSS Sessions
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Celebrating Sun Records 70th anniversary, these Johnny Adams tracks have been remixed from the original multitrack tapes for optimal sound quality. The new album tracklist...
Now Hear This: Fruit Tones | Pink Wafer Factory
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Super A production team conjure Spandex bubblegum glam, blue-jean rock ’n’ roll, black leather lust and more — all for the Fruit Tones! Expect...
Area Resident’s Classic Album Reviews: Link Wray | The Shack Trilogy
I have no idea when I first heard Link Wray’s classic, iconic instrumental masterpiece Rumble. It was definitely when I was a kid, probably on oldies radio or in...
Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: The Haunted | The Haunted
Two days after New Year's 1966, the fledgling teenage garage rockers The Haunted took to the stage at the storied Montreal Forum to compete in a battle of the...
Classic Album Review: Dwight Yoakam | Reprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years
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):
Don’t hate him because...
Classic Album Review: Jennifer Lopez | This is Me … Then
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):
Music reviewers love Jennifer...
Classic Album Review: Paul McCartney | Back in the U.S.
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):
When asked once about...
Classic Album Review: Joni Mitchell | Travelogue
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):
Some artists know how...
Classic Album Review: Tony Bennett & k.d. lang | A Wonderful World
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):
Looks like jazz uber-crooner...
Classic Album Review: King Crimson | Happy With What You Have to be Happy...
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):
When it comes to...
Classic Album Review: Snow | Two Hands Clapping
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):
Remember Snow’s last disc...
Classic Album Review: Various Artists | For the Kids
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):
It’s never too early...
Classic Album Review: Transplants | Transplants
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):
Funny — thanks to...
