Classic DVD Review: U2 | The Best of 1990 – 2000
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):
A good video is...
Classic Album Review: Jennifer Love Hewitt | BareNaked
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):
Give Jennifer Love Hewitt...
Albums Of The Week: Hoodoo Gurus | Chariots Of The Gods
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Despite the global COVID-19 pandemic, Hoodoo Gurus had a busy 2021, preparing for the release of their 10th studio album Chariot Of The Gods. Although...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From April 21, 2000
Two decades ago, new albums from The Who, Elliott Smith, Marianne Faithfull and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say about...
Durand Jones & The Indications | American Love Call
There are countless bands and artists mining the same vein of old-school soul out there these days. But almost nobody strikes pure gold as frequently and successfully as Durand...
Albums Of The Week: The Shadracks | From Human Like Forms
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Shadracks are a three-piece rock ’n’ roll group hailing from Medway, Kent. Led by guitarist and vocalist Huddie Shadrack (son of chief Headcoat and...
Le Butcherettes | Don’t Bleed
WHO ARE THEY? The aggressively artsy Texas-based garage-punk outfit fronted by singer-guitarist and songwriter Teresa Suárez Cosío aka Teri Gender Bender.
WHAT IS THIS? A seven-song EP of new originals...
Classic Album Review: Gary Numan | Scarred
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 can still remember...
Now Hear This: Electric Jalaba | El Hal / The Feeling
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: Electric Jalaba comprises six accomplished musicians with an empathy that feels telepathic and a groove that immerses. In Arabic, the mother tongue of Moroccan-born singer...
Christine & The Queens | Chris
The definition of genius is taking the complex and making it simple. That's not me talking. That's Albert Einstein. And he was definitely no dummy. So I'm not going...
Richard Davies & The Dissidents | Human Traffic
Every sideman has his day eventually. Today it's Richard Davies’ turn. The singer-guitarist — not to be confused with his Supertramp namesake — has worked with the likes of...
Nico Duportal & The Sparks | Dog, Saint & Sinner
WHO ARE THEY? A Parisian singer-guitarist who plays the blues so perfectly you'd think he hails from Paris, Texas — and spent years studying at the feet of Doug...
Classic Album Review: Uncle Luke | Something Nasty
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 Eminem wants to...
Albums of The Week: Monsieur Doumani | Pissourin
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Night is when strange things happen. When shapes shift and blur. When it’s hard to know what’s real and what’s illusion. Night is the time...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From Oct. 15, 1999
Two decades ago, new albums from Pet Shop Boys, Everything But the Girl, Melissa Etheridge and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had...
