Albums Of The Week: Helado Negro | Phasor
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Phasor is the tightest collection yet from Helado Negro’s Roberto Carlos Lange — deep, atmospheric, meticulously executed. It’s aligned with 2019’s This Is How You...
Classic Album Review: Sleater-Kinney | One Beat
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):
There’s more to life...
Albums Of The Week: Besvärjelsen | Atlas
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “What to do when you like rock and doom born from the desert but your surroundings offer anything but arid lands? Besvärjelsen found an impressive...
Classic Album Review: The Fabulous Kildonans | God Is A Woman And She’s Pro-Choice
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):
Does Winnipeg really need...
Classic Album Review: Various Artists | Rykodisc 20th Anniversary
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):
THE SKINNY: The world’s...
Classic Album Review: OutKast | Speakerboxxx / The Love Below
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):
Some see the glass...
Albums Of The Week: Liam Gallagher & John Squire | Liam Gallagher & John...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Collaborations don’t get much more biblical than this. Solo star, Oasis legend and force of nature Liam Gallagher has teamed up with John Squire, one...
Albums Of The Week: Charles Mingus | Mingus Three (ft. Hampton Hawes & Danny...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Charles Mingus’s musical legacy is still ongoing — from artists like Kamasi Washington bringing him to a new generation to Chrissie Hynde, whose latest album...
Classic Album Reviews: Various Artists | Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues
“It’s the alternative approach to the history of blues,” says filmmaker Marc Levin, hyping the PBS mini-series Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues. “The orthodox approach is the Ken Burns’...
DJ Shadow | Our Pathetic Age
WHO IS HE? The innovative hip-hop/electronica/ambient producer, composer, turntablist, beatmaker and sample master who was born Josh Davis 47 years ago in Northern California, and first found fame with...
Albums Of The Week: Hurry Up | Dismal Nitch
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Portland, Oregon troublemakers Hurry Up are up to it again. They’ve had it up to here — and they’re here to tell you about it....
Classic Album Review: Aaron Carter | Another Earthquake!
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):
Hey, sonny — didn’t...
Classic Album Reviews: April Wine / Jon Butcher | King Biscuit
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):
In one form or...
Classic Album Review: Monaural | Monitor Interference
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):
Too many performers think...
Classic Album Review: Merle Haggard | Like Never Before
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):
Don’t let that title...