Albums Of The Week: Primus | Conspiranoid EP

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “As they gear up for their 64-date world tour A Tribute To Kings, paying homage to prog-rock legends, Rush, Primus have released the three-song EP...

Classic Album Reviews: Dead Kennedys | Remasters: Plastic Surgery Disasters & In God We...

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):   If you’re a Dead...

Albums Of The Week: Texas & Spooner Oldham | The Muscle Shoals Sessions

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “After an emphatic 2023 that saw the release of the career-spanning The Very Best Of 1989-2023, as well as a performance at Glastonbury, Texas and...

Classic Album Review: John Hiatt & The Goners | Beneath This Gruff Exterior

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):   “I do my best...

Albums Of The Week: Charlie Musselwhite | Mississippi Son

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Mississippi-born, Memphis-raised, Grammy-winning music legend Charlie Musselwhite doesn’t just sing and play the blues; he is, in every sense of the word, a bluesman. Growing...

Classic Album Review: Baxter Dury | Len Parrot’s Memorial Lift

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):   A chip off the...

Classic Album Revew: Telepathic Butterflies | Telepathic Butterflies

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):   Retro-power poppers Telepathic Butterflies...

Classic DVD Review: Red Hot Chili Peppers | Live At Slane Castle

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):   Flea has a skeleton...

Submission Accomplished: Taylor Ackerman’s Global Acid Reset | Encephalon

Thanks to the inexplicable popularity of my Submit Music page, I always have a digital backlog of albums, EPs, singles and videos awaiting my perusal. Here's another recent winner,...

Classic Album Review: Norah Jones | Feels Like Home

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   There’s only one thing...

Classic Album Review: The Coral | Magic And Medicine

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):   Damn. If there was...

Albums Of The Week: Red Hot Chili Peppers | Return Of The Dream Canteen

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 13th studio album Return Of The Dream Canteen marks the band’s second album of 2022, hot on the heels of the...

Albums Of The Week: Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows | Hail To The...

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Formed in 2016, Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows are a psychedelic fuzz-rock band from Melbourne who incorporate elements of blues, stoner rock, folk and...

Classic DVD Review: R.E.M. | In View: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003

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):   A couple of dozen...

Classic Album Review: Royal Crown Revue | The Contender

This came out in 1998 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   These days, the retro-swing...

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