Albums Of The Week: The Death Set | How To Tune A Parrot
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “It’s been a long time since we’ve heard from those weirdos The Death Set — their last full length came out in 2011. Ten years...
Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: Thomas Dolby | Blinded By Science EP
This album — EP, actually — first came into my life when my older brother borrowed it from a high school friend not long after it came out. I...
Albums Of The Week: Robert Gordon with Chris Spedding | Hellafied
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “From the vault of rockabilly heroes Robert Gordon and Chris Spedding comes this excellent collection of previously unreleased studio recordings from the late '90s.
Hellafied contains...
Now & Then | Danny Michel’s White & Gold + Four Old Faves
I’ve been reviewing Danny Michel albums almost as long as he's been making them. And if he's made a bad one, I haven't heard it. So along with reviewing...
Classic Album Review: Andrea Bocelli | Cieli Di Toscana
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):
Contemporary opera’s most, well,...
Finders/Keepers | Three Great Recent Albums You Should Hear Today
On today's menu: Some tasty slices of frewheeling British alt-rock, groudbreaking Danish death metal and irresistibly groovy London soul-jazz. Get ’em while they're hot. Or at least still pretty...
Classic EP Review: Elvis Vs. JXL | A Little Less Conversation
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 full 25 years...
Mac Miller | Circles
THE PRESS RELEASE
"Circles is the sixth and final studio album by Mac Miller. Conceived as a sister album to 2018's full-length Swimming, the album was completed with the assistance...
Albums Of The Week: Stephen Stills | Live At Berkeley 1971
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In 1971, Stephen Stills embarked on a U.S. tour, opening each show with an intimate acoustic set, and closing with a riveting electric set featuring...
Albums Of The Week: Neurotic Outsiders | Neurotic Outsiders Expanded
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Steve Jones, John Taylor, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum have never been afraid to confront their demons — and as they've proven in their respective...
SubmitHub Finds For Thursday, March 28
I recently joined SubmitHub, a site where artists pay a small fee to send songs to reviewers, labels, bloggers and radio stations. I'm trying it out to see if...
Five Obscure New Releases You Should Hear Right Now
A while back, I stumbled across Bandcamp’s Artist Index page. They don't seem to do much to promote it, but it might be my favourite spot on the site...
Albums Of The Week: Daniel Lanois | Heavy Sun
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Whether crafting ambient records with Brian Eno, making rock and roll history with U2 and Peter Gabriel, digging into American roots with Bob Dylan and...
Lingo Seini et son groupe | Musique Hauka
THE PRESS RELEASE: "One of the first full-length recordings of Hauka ritual music. Praise songs and sacred incantations to the spirits to inhabit the body. Call and response chants,...
Steel Panther | Heavy Metal Rules
WHO ARE THEY? The last hair-metal hedonists still standing. The sleaziest sluts on the Sunset Strip since Mötley Crüe. And the men singlehandedly consuming 99% of the world's supply...
