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Steve Schmolaris’s EP Review: God And The Bear | Human Slop
10+ hour, 42+ min ago (184+ words) Life is messy. Life is about mistakes. Nature Magazine releases a paper called Hallucinated citations are polluting the scientific literature, in which tens of thousands of publications include invalid references. Thank God And The Bear for reminding us that it…...
Brett Abrahamsen | The Most Boring Album Ever?
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (254+ words) Boring doesn't even come close to describing Snail Mail's abysmal new post-hiatus album Ricochet. If her previous album Valentine had (unsuccessfully) tried to position her as some sort of indie-pop star, Ricochet seems to have no target audience at all....
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Metacritic Shopping List
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (560+ words) Track 389 | Got It, Need It, Pass On It. But, tastes change. Case in point, in the past two years I've become a pretty serious jazz fan. And, I finally started appreciating Tom Waits" work beyond Step Right Up, Mr. Siegal…...
Canadian Blues Music Awards Crown First-Ever Winners
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (300+ words) Brandon Isaak, Stever Marriner, Sue Foley & more artists took home awards. The Canadian Blues Music Awards are now established as the gold standard of blues recognition in Canada, a programme built on transparency, coast-to-coast representation, and a genuine commitment to…...
Classic Album Review: Ben Harper | Both Sides Of The Gun
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (76+ words) Classic Album Review: Ben Harper | Both Sides Of The Gun'Tinnitist The eclectic singer-guitarist's 10th release is an 18-track two-disc set that spans his stylistic spectrum from solo acoustic-folk wimpouts (More Than Sorry, Reason To Mourn) to full-blown electric soul-blues workouts (Engraved…...
Classic Album Review: Drive-By Truckers | A Blessing & A Curse
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (100+ words) Classic Album Review: Drive-By Truckers | A Blessing & A Curse'Tinnitist Another Button To Press! Yay! Apparently I need one of these consent things now. But it's only a formality. Don't sweat it. Nothing is going to happen. Just click it. Or…...
Classic Album Review: Shooter Jennings | Electric Rodeo
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (371+ words) Classic Album Review: Shooter Jennings | Electric Rodeo'Tinnitist This came out in 2006 " or at least that's when I got it. Here's what I said about it back then (with some minor editing): Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter's good ole boy Shooter…...
Classic Album Review: The Holmes Brothers | Speaking in Tongues
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (69+ words) Classic Album Review: The Holmes Brothers | Speaking in Tongues'Tinnitist 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): No, The Holmes Brothers aren't the latest…...
Steve Schmolaris’s Album Review: Tired Cossack | Zima
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (166+ words) Another Button To Press! Yay! Apparently I need one of these consent things now. But it's only a formality. Don't sweat it. Nothing is going to happen. Just click it. Or don't. Your call." Zima hides out in the forest....
Classic Album Review: Beyond Cyberpunk | Various Artists
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (56+ words) Classic Album Review: Beyond Cyberpunk | Various Artists'Tinnitist 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): Never mind the Cyber tag " this is a punk…...