Classic Album Review: Methods Of Mayhem | Methods Of Mayhem
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):
“Hello, this is the...
Albums Of The Week: Basil’s Kite | Chewing Bread
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “For their second record, Basil's Kite have written an anti-mindfulness manifesto. This album contains eight different ways your brain can explode while the world explodes...
Steve Schmolaris’s EP Review: Michael Finley | Christmas Each Day / When God Made...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: A veteran of the Winnipeg music scene, Michael Finley, having recently returned from an extended stay in Japan, where, employed as a lounge singer, he...
Steve Schmolaris’s Single Review: Aethie | Hard It Is For Me
The digital musical landscape is ever-shifting, and sometimes those shifts, despite intentions, can feel catastrophic, and especially so if you happen to be, like Aethie, a digital creation with...
Albums Of The Week: The Hold Steady | Live at Brooklyn Bowl 12-4-24
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Massive Nights 2024 started in style! Always great to back in the Brooklyn Bowl for the most wonderful time of the year. We started with...
Albums Of The Week: Angel Olsen & Various Artists | Cosmic Waves Vol. 1
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “A few years ago, Angel Olsen quietly formed somethingscosmic, a new imprint and a home for her to have “the flexibility to release when and...
Area Resident’s Album Reviews | 13 Pink Floyd Shows From 1974
Forget the 12 days of Xmas. While you were sleeping, Pink Floyd quietly gave us the 13 concerts of Xmas. Repeating a holiday gift from two years ago —...
Albums Of The Week: Blasters | Over There: Live At The Venue, London –...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Americana music legends The Blasters were recorded on their first international tour in May of 1982 at The Venue in London England. Six of those...
Albums Of The Week: Cameron Winter | Heavy Metal
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “On Heavy Metal — the debut solo album from Cameron Winter — the Geese frontman unravels his eclectic influences into a surreal mosaic of modern...
Albums Of The Week: Lucinda Williams | Sings The Beatles From Abbey Road
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Lucinda Williams Sings The Beatles From Abbey Road finds the veteran southern singer-songwriter putting her own stamp on a dozen classics by The Fab Four:...
Albums Of The Week: White Denim | 12
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “It’s always been hard to keep pace with James Petralli’s group White Denim, ever since they exploded out of Austin, Texas in ’08 with hyper-kinetic...
Albums Of The Week: Shotgun Sawyer | Shotgun Sawyer
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Shotgun Sawyer are a three-piece blues and rock ’n’ roll band from Auburn, California. Singer-guitarist Dylan Jarman, bassist Brett (The Butcher) Sanders and drummer David...
Albums Of The Week: Hunger Anthem | Lift
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Hunger Anthem are an indie-rock band from Athens, Georgia. They boast an unabashed penchant for distortion drenched, gritty, tightly executed power-pop immediacy. Their sound is...
Albums Of The Week: DeWolff | Muscle Shoals
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “As its title proudly and clearly proclaims, free-wheelin’ rock ’n’ soul trio DeWolff’s new studio album Muscle Shoals was indeed recorded at the legendary FAME...
Albums Of The Week: Ryan Adams | Blackhole
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “After nearly two decades of anticipation, Ryan Adams’ infamous cult classic Blackhole has finally been released officially. The album’s contents have been the subject of...
