new release Archive
13 Jul 2016
Act of Defiance Lives Up to Its Pedigree
In their 30-plus years together, metal group Megadeth has seen eleven different musicians occupy the lead guitar spot. Chris Broderick – Megadeth’s lead guitarist for more than six years – […]
08 Jul 2016
Hundred-word Reviews for July 2016, Part 5
Today wraps up my week-long collection of new album reviews in concise (read: exactly 100 word) form. Rogue Wave – Delusions of Grand Fur While nothing on Delusions of Grand […]
07 Jul 2016
Hundred-word Reviews for July 2016, Part 4
Genre-wise, I’m all over the map today with the next five of my quick reviews. Shannon Labrie – War & Peace On her second album, Labrie applies her strong and […]
06 Jul 2016
Hundred-word Reviews for July 2016, Part 3
Five more quick reviews of new or recent album releases. Today features a couple of the best of the week’s bunch. Mike Eldred Trio – Baptist Town Nick Curran‘s Reform […]
05 Jul 2016
Hundred-word Reviews for July 2016, Part 2
More quick reviews. Some good’uns in this batch, including titles from the always-reliable Omnivore Recordings. Brian Cullman – The Opposite of Time Moody and atmospheric are the first two adjectives […]
04 Jul 2016
Hundred-word Reviews for July 2016, Part 1
Happy Independence Day to my fellow Americans. Today kicks off another of my occasional week-long extravaganzas in which I post five reviews each business day, each exactly 100 words. Some […]
01 Jul 2016
Album Reviews: Five LPs from Flying Nun Records
The New Zealand-based Flying Nun Records has a well-earned reputation for interesting, largely DIY sounds, all emanating from the small island country off Australia’s east coast. You won’t find any […]
29 Jun 2016
James McCartney: Keeping His Guard Up
It can’t be easy being the musician son of one of the world’s most famous and beloved musicians. It’s not like other pursuits in which a privileged kid can simply […]
28 Jun 2016
Album Mini-review: Anton Barbeau — Magic Act
Often swimming in the quirkier end of the power pop pool, the prolific Anton Barbeau most recently made a pair of albums fronting Three Minute Tease; there he applied his […]
28 Jun 2016
Album Mini-review: The Monkees — Good Times!
Call them a guilty pleasure if you must: at their core The Monkees were as “real” a group as many others of their era. And there’s no denying that they […]