Classic Album Review: Clay Aiken | Measure Of A Man

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):   Another TV season, another...

Classic Album Review: The Brat Attack | Destruction Sound System

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):   HOME BASE: Garageland. GENRE: Old-school...

Classic Album Review: Various Artists | Nod’s Tacklebox O’ Fun

This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Fishing in the record...

Classic Album Review: The Bad Plus | Give

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):   Think jazz is just...

Classic Album Review: Electrelane | The Power Out

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):   Imagine, if you will,...

Albums Of The Week: Vampire Weekend | Only God Was Above Us

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Only God Was Above Us is the fifth studio album — and first in five years — from Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio and...

Albums Of The Week: Hurray For The Riff Raff | The Past Is Still...

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “With the release of their latest and hmost liberating album to date, Hurray For The Riff Raff (aka Alynda Segarra) open the doorway to a...

Classic Album Review: Cryptopsy | Whisper Supremacy

This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Title aside, there’s nothing...

Classic Album Review: The Roots | Things Fall Apart

This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   “Inevitably, hip-hop records are...

Albums Of The Week: The Rolling Stones | Live At The Wiltern

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “One of the greatest box-office successes of 2002-’03, with 117 shows grossing over $300 million, The Rolling Stones’ Licks World Tour — in support of...

Classic Album Review: Nas | I Am …

This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   At a time when...

Albums Of The Week: Willie Nelson & Various Artists | Long Story Short: Willie...

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 Live At The Hollywood Bowl is the definitive music release of the star-studded concerts celebrating Willie’s 90th birthday. The concerts...

Classic Album Review: Various Artists | Elton John & Tim Rice’s Aida

This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Talk about a pyramid...

Classic Album Review: Liars | They Were Wrong, So We Drowned

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):   I have read reviews...

Albums Of The Week: J Mascis | What Do We Do Now

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “What Do We Do Now is the fifth solo studio LP recorded by J Mascis since 1996. This is obviously not a very aggressive release...

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