Classic Album Review: KRS-One | The Sneak Attack

This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   “You’re Rudy Ray Moore,...

Albums Of The Week: Personality Crisis | Creatures For Awhile Vinyl Reissue

About damn time. Neary four decades after it was unleashed on the world, Creatures For Awhile — the legendary album from Winnipeg punk heroes Personality Crisis — is finally...

Albums Of The Week: Lounge Society | Silk For The Starving

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Calder Valley’s The Lounge Society have release of their Dan Carey-produced debut EP. With two well-received singles under their belts plus a raft of ‘Ones...

Albums Of The Week: The Wind-Ups | Try Not To Think

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Born out of Covid boredom and a freshly acquired TASCAM 388 in Northern California, The Wind-Ups are the fully realized bedroom project of Jake Sprecher...

Albums Of The Week: Jaga Jazzist | The Tower

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Tower is a new film and live album by the Norwegian eight-piece band Jaga Jazzist. Comprising of live recordings of the four compositions that...

Albums Of The Week: Speed Dealer Moms | SDM-LA8-441-114-211

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “A decade after releasing their debut EP, Speed Dealer Moms — a collaborative electronic music project with a fluid lineup commonly made up of Aaron...

Albums Of The Week: Various Artists | Alligator Records: 50 Years Of Genuine Houserockin’...

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Alligator Records is celebrating a half-century of recording history-making blues and roots-rock with the release of Alligator Records: 50 Years Of Genuine Houserockin' Music. Both...

Albums Of The Week: H.E.R. | Back Of My Mind

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Fresh off the heels of an epic, genre-blending performance of Hold On with country music megastar Chris Stapleton at the 2021 CMT Awards, Grammy and...

Albums Of The Week: Deap Vally | American Cockroach

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “American Cockroach, the latest EP from Deap Vally — the Los Angeles duo of Lindsey Troy and Julie Edwards — was co-produced by Deap Vally and...

Albums Of The Week: Amythyst Kiah | Wary + Strange

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Amythyst Kiah’s Wary + Strange finds her redrawing the lines of roots music, and then coloring completely outside of them with a collision of styles...

Albums Of The Week: Frank Zappa | Zappa ’88: The Last U.S. Show

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Nobody knew, not even Frank Zappa, as he led his 11-strong band through a celebratory version of America The Beautiful to close out his show...

Classic Album Review: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club | B.R.M.C.

This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   San Francisco’s Black Rebel...

Classic Album Review: Nikka Costa | Everybody Got Their Something

This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Nikka Costa has all...

Classic Album Review: Janis Joplin | Love, Janis

This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   There’s a fine line...

Classic Album Review: The Sadies | Tremendous Efforts

This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Country & western, surf,...

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