Classic Album Review: Deep Purple | Bananas

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):   I read somewhere that...

Classic Album Review: David Bowie | Reality

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):   To quote Robin Williams:...

Classic Album Review: Nickelback | The Long Road

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):   “You don’t have a...

Albums Of The Week: Bombino | Sahel

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Bombino is back with a brand new studio album — Sahel. It's his first full album in over five years, and follows 2018’s Deran, a...

Albums Of The Week: Dengue Fever | Ting Mong

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “As they celebrate the 20th anniversary of their self-titled debut, Dengue Fever emerge with their most cohesive and immersive album to date. It’s been eight...

Albums Of The Week: Bahamas | Boot Cut

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Bootcut, the new album from acclaimed award-winning artist Bahamas (aka Afie Jurvanen), was recorded in Nashville at the legendary Sound Emporium studio. Bootcut seamlessly combines...

Albums Of The Week: Shakey Graves | Movie Of The Week

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In late 2018, some friends of mine were making a movie, and they asked if I would do the soundtrack for it,” recalls Alejandro Rose-Garcia,...

Albums Of The Week: Jim Lauderdale & The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys | The Long...

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Whether as co-writer, bandleader, master of ceremonies or musical ambassador for musical styles or states, Jim Lauderdale has been one of Americana music’s all-time great...

Albums Of The Week: Willie Nelson | Bluegrass

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Willie Nelson’s new studio album Bluegrass  (his 151st, according to Texas Monthly’s interactive All Willie Nelson Albums Ranked list) presents 12 classic Nelson compositions —...

Albums Of The Week: Quits | Feeling It

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Hailing from Denver, Quits' members have done time in countless highly regarded underground acts over the past few decades. On their new full-length Feeling It,...

Albums Of The Week: Wheeler Walker Jr. | Ram

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Country singer-turned-rock rebel Wheeler Walker Jr. wails wryly in the opening line of his new song, Money ‘N’ Bitches, that “Some people work ‘cause they...

Albums Of The Week: Corey Taylor | CMF2

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “I have no fear when it comes to music. None,” Corey Taylor declares. “It feels so good to really lean into the things that I've...

Albums Of The Week : Baroness | Stone

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Grammy-nominated heavy rock band Baroness are back with their new album Stone. The Philly-based quartet of John Baizley (guitar/vocals/illustration), Gina Gleason (guitar), Nick Jost (bass)...

Albums Of The Week: Explosions in the Sky | End

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “End, the enigmatic seventh album by Explosions In The Sky, was inspired by darkness, but became a loud, dramatic, wild rumination on life and death. “Our...

Albums Of The Week: Advertisement | Escorts

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “So long as there has been madness, there has been art that tries to arrest its shape, art that tries to capture its lack of...

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