Classic Album Review: Butthole Surfers | Weird Revolution

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 Butthole...

Classic Album Review: The Doobie Brothers | Doobies’ Choice

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):   Here’s an interesting variation...

Classic Album Review: John Hammond | Wicked Grin

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):   There have been plenty...

Now Hear This: The Bongolian | Harlem Hipshake

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "The Bongolian is the alter ego of Nasser Bouzida, frontman of cult Hammond heroes Big Boss Man. Back in 2001, Nasser Bouzida disappeared into his studio...

Now Hear This: King Khan | The Infinite Ones

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Sometimes a work of art comes unintentionally from a place from deep within the soul. It meanders and flops onto a table and sits and...

Classic Album Review: Eric’s Trip | The Eric’s Trip Show

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):   In Canada, we seem...

Classic Album Review: The Sounds | Living in America

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 title of The...

Classic Album Review: ’N Sync | Celebrity

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):   The good news: ’N...

Albums Of The Week: Nirvana | Nevermind 30th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Sept. 24, 1991 release of Nirvana’s Nevermind touched off a seismic shift in global youth culture. Rising to No. 1 worldwide in a few...

Now Hear This: CC Heaven | See You In Hell

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “ZZ Arlington doesn’t hang his hat anywhere for very long. He’s lived in 10 different locations in the past 15 years and been in countless...

Classic Album Review: The Business | No Mercy For You

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):   It is said those...

Albums Of The Week: The Whiskey Foundation | Leisure

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Whiskey Foundation create sound that carries you away. Away into an era that no longer exists, away to places that probably only exist in...

Classic Album Review: The Ugly Ducklings | Too Much Too Soon

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):   These five Toronto mopheads...

Liar, Flower | Geiger Counter

Back in the ’90s, aggressively iconoclastic sundress-sporting frontwoman KatieJane Garside prefigured the Riot Grrrl movement with the chaotic British noise-rock outfit Daisy Chainsaw. A generation later, she's still making...

Christmas Classic: Blind Boys Of Alabama | Go Tell It On The Mountain

Clarence Fountain and his legendary gospel outfit play host to a crew of guest artists — including Solomon Burke, Tom Waits, Richard Thompson, Chryssie Hynde, Shelby Lynne, George Clinton...

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