Classic Album Review: Guttermouth | Covered With Ants
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):
Every punk tour has...
Back Stories | My Review of XTC’s 1999 Masterpiece Apple Venus Vol. 1
Two decades ago this week, XTC’s eagerly awaited comeback album Apple Venus Vol. 1 was released. Here's a slightly edited what I had to say about it back then....
Albums Of The Week: Judas Priest | Invincible Shield
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Over the past 50-plus years, Judas Priest have sold over 50 million albums worldwide and headlined the world’s biggest stadiums. With their evolving music and...
Albums Of The Week: The Cadillac Three | The Years Go Fast
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Sometimes change is so gradual that it barely registers, and sometimes it’s like slamming into a brick wall. Ask The Cadillac Three: In 2020 the...
Rufus Wainwright | Unfollow the Rules
He's done the Shakespeare album. He's done the Judy album. He's done an opera. But on Unfollow the Rules, his 10th album and first disc of new originals in...
Classic Album Review: A.R.E. Weapons | A.R.E. Weapons
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):
MEMBERS: Guitarist Matt McAuley...
The Black Keys | ‘Let’s Rock’
WHO ARE THEY? Singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney, two childhood pals from Akron who started a scrappy garage-blues duo that gradually smoothed out their rough edges with...
Albums Of The Week: Marcus King | Mood Swings
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Produced by Rick Rubin, Mood Swings is Marcus King’s magnum opus, an eclectic symphony of soul that is uniquely timeless and current. Drawing on King's darkest...
Classic Album Review: Joe Strummer | Global A Go-Go
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):
First, we didn’t hear...
Peter Holsapple Vs. Alex Chilton | The Death of Rock
The key word in that title just might be Vs. Although this recently unearthed set documents some joint 1978 recording sessions co-starring former Box Tops and Big Star frontman...
Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: Nigel Olsson | Nigel Olsson’s Drum Orchestra And Chorus
There's a little community of musicians who were in and out of Elton John’s band in the early years. They all had their own projects, but one of them...
Classic Album Review: Spiritualized | The Complete Works Volume One
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):
THE ORIGINAL RELEASE DATES:...
Albums Of The Week: Ronnie Wood & The Ronnie Wood Band | Mr. Luck:...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Ronnie Wood and the Ronnie Wood Band return to the blues with the second instalment of his live album trilogy, Mr. Luck: A Tribute to...
Classic Album Review: Charles Mingus | The Very Best of
This album came out a couple of decades ago. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Even the liner notes to this compilation acknowledge that...
Album Of The Day: Nobro | Live Your Truth Shred Some Gnar
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Live Your Truth Shred Some Gnar is about needing to believe in something. For us, that’s ourselves. Believing that we can and will do it,”...
