Classic Album Review: The White Stripes | Elephant

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):   It’s a funny thing:...

Classic DVD Review: Popstars | The One: The Official DVD

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):   And the winner was...

Albums Of The Week: Ghost | Phantomime EP

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Ghost follow last year’s international chart-topping opus Impera as intended from the start with Phantomime, a diverse and spellbinding sampling of the Grammy-winning band’s musical...

Albums Of The Week: Steel Panther | On The Prowl

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Armed with a new bassist and the same cock-of-the-rock walk swagger they've had since Day 1, California rock legends Steel Panther are back with their...

Bonus Discs | Six New Pop & Electronic Releases

Labrinth sparks euphoria, Chromatics go grey, Carla dal Forno looks sharp and more this week. I didn't have time to write about these albums, but I gave them a...

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...

Sam Morrison Band | The Christmas Album

The Allman Brothers Band never made a Christmas album. Ditto ZZ Top, John Mellencamp, Bob Seger and the original lineup of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Thankfully (or not, depending on your...

Classic Album Review: Fleetwood Mac | The Very Best of

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):   If you already own...

Prince | Anthology 1995-2010

There's hungry — and then there's insatiable. I think we all know which adjective suits Prince best. Musically speaking, of course. Between 1995 and 2010, the multi-talented Minneapolitan released...

Now Hear This: Eric Copeland | Dumb It Down

THE PRESS RELEASE: "Dumb It Down is the 15th solo LP by Eric Copeland of Black Dice. Nimble, persuasive, and brisk, these 10 songs bounce along with a charm...

Albums Of The Week: Miles Davis | Merci Miles! Live At Vienne

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “By 1991, the world’s most celebrated trumpeter could look back on five decades of musical evolution. Miles Davis had found ways of marrying jazz with...

Now Hear This: Roger Damawuzan | Seda

THE TRANSLATED & EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Since his introduction in the ’60s, he has lit stages on fire, whether it be with The Rickers Orchestra or with The Melo-Togo...

Lewis Capaldi | Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent

WHO IS HE? A young Scottish singer-songwriter who just happens to be a distant cousin of former Dr. Who star and onetime punk rocker Peter Capaldi. WHAT IS THIS? His...

Classic Album Review: Destiny’s Child | This is the Remix

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):   I read somewhere that...

Classic DVD Review: Nickelback | Live at Home

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):   These days, chest-beating grudge-rockers...

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