Review: Tunic – “Complexion”
There’s a problem with Complexion, the bombastic full-length debut outing from Canadian trio Tunic, out Feb. 8 via Self Sabotage/Super Secret, and it keeps the entire record from being a…
Robin Trower To Release New Album, Coming Closer To The Day
At 73, Robin Trower shows no sign of slowing down. During his career with Procol Harum, he helped to define the music of the ’60s. Eventually, Trower took his guitar…
Cherry Red Continues The REO Speedwagon Story With 9CD Box, Classic Years 1978-1990
With the early years of R.E.O. Speedwagon collected in a boxed set issued via Cherry Red, it was inevitable that the fine and detailed attention of that set (The Early…
The Cranberries To Release Final Album, In The End
While we’re all still impacted by the death of The Cranberries‘ vocalist, Delores O’Riordan, it’s great to know that an album was finished before her untimely passing. What remained was…
Keith Richards Debut, Talk Is Cheap, Gets 30th Anniversary Attention
Typically, a sidework from a known performer whose day job is with one of the world’s greatest rock bands is usually relegated to the occasional remaster over time. Nothing fancy.…
Review: Graham Costello’s STRATA – “Obelisk”
It’s a calculated and unbelievably addictive kind of descent into madness. Obelisk — the (wait for it) BRILLIANT debut full-length from Scottish sextet Graham Costello’s STRATA, out Feb. 1 –…
CD REVIEWS: ALEX CHILTON, “SONGS FROM ROBIN HOOD LANE” & “FROM MEMPHIS TO NEW ORLEANS”
Here’s the backstory first: February 8 will see Bar/None Records’ release of two thought-provoking looks at an often-overlooked period of rock icon Alex Chilton’s long, curious career. Alex was at…
New Devin Townsend Album, “Empath,” Slated For March Release
A little more than a year after his announcement that he was taking a possibly permanent hiatus from his band Devin Townsend Project (DTP), Devin Townsend has announced the imminent…
Review: Hawk and Dove – “Our Childhood Heroes”
I wanted to start this review with the following: Our Childhood Heroes, the sophomore outing by Brooklyn collective Hawk and Dove, can best be summarized by its closing track. At…
Album Review: Guided By Voices, “Space Gun”
Was it not for the recommendation of my friend, musician and reviewer Jeff Elbel, I’d never have listened to Space Gun, one of the 2018 albums from Guided By Voices.…
The 45 Project: How 45s Made Rock And Roll
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Radiohead Mysteriously Drops Brand New Track, “Ill Wind”
Mysterious band drops mystery track mysteriously.