Classic Album Review: Rod Stewart | It Had to Be You … The Great...

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):   At age 57, Rod...

Classic Album Review: Chris Robinson | New Earth Mud

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 an age-old story: Cool...

Classic Album Review: Foo Fighters | One by One

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):   As Sheryl Crow once...

Albums Of The Week: Wizrd | Seasons

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Wizrd are a Norwegian rock band who dip their toes in all kinds of genres. From rock and indie to jazz and prog, Wizrd know...

Albums Of The Week: Simple Minds | Direction Of The Heart

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Simple Minds’ 18th studio album Direction Of The Heart finds the band at their most confident and anthemic best and is an inspired celebration of...

Albums Of The Week: Tegan & Sara | Crybaby

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Canadian duo Tegan and Sara’s 10th studio album Crybaby was produced by John Congleton (Angel Olsen, Sharon Van Etten), Sara Quin and Tegan Quin and...

Albums Of The Week: Various Artists | Sleater-Kinney – Dig Me In: A Dig...

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “To commemorate 25 years of Dig Me Out, we’re releasing a covers album featuring some of our closest friends and admired artists!” Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein...

Albums Of The Week: Hugh Cornwell | Moments of Madness

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Widely regarded as the poet laureate of the punk era (from his early career fronting The Stranglers to his transition as a solo artist), Hugh...

Albums Of The Week: Goat | Oh Death

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Formidable psychic warriors, channelers of the mystic and proponents of a spiritual quest that transcends this realm, Goat remain a band shrouded in mystery. Travelling...

Albums Of The Week: Robyn Hitchcock | Shufflemania!

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Shufflemania! is singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock's followup to 2014's critically acclaimed The Man Upstairs. The new record was recorded in Nashville, Robyn's new home base in...

Albums Of The Week: Archers Of Loaf | Reason In Decline

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Reason In Decline, Archers Of Loaf’s first studio album since the 1998 release of White Trash Heroes, is no nostalgic, low-impact reboot. When they emerged...

Albums Of The Week: Sloan | Steady

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “There are certainly enough noteworthy events and experiences peppered through the 30-year history of Canadian indie rock heroes Sloan to make for a good yarn. From...

Albums Of The Week: Arctic Monkeys | The Car

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Arctic Monkeys’ seventh studio album The Car features ten new songs written by Alex Turner, produced by James Ford and recorded at Butley Priory, Suffolk,...

Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: Thomas Dolby | Blinded By Science EP

This album — EP, actually — first came into my life when my older brother borrowed it from a high school friend not long after it came out. I...

Classic Album Review: The Coral | The Coral

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):   Pay attention now, ’cause...

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