album reviews

When I think of Timber Timbre, two things come to mind: mushrooms and treats. Let me explain. I fell in love with Taylor Kirk and his group...

Here’s a passage from Susan Sontag’s essay of 1964 called “Notes on Camp.” Have you reread “Notes on Camp” recently? It’s well worth doing so, now...

God loves all his/her creatures, great and small, sure, but God loves some of his/her creatures more than he/she loves chumps like you and me.

I’d never heard of Stone Jack Jones before, and that’s why I wanted to write about his album. Talkhouse managing editor Michael Tedder reached out...

I just landed from a 23-hour day of travel from Russia to Capetown, South Africa, and I am exhausted and elated! I've downloaded the new Elbow...

I can go on and on about songwriting and the coming end of our civilization (15 years from now). I have killed countless conversations with self...

First things first, I like the Hold Steady. And, full disclosure, I opened for them (doing stand-up) a couple of times last year. Opening for a...

The fact that a prog band like Transatlantic can exist in 2014, releasing an album with worldwide distribution and embarking on a string of...

Once upon a time, back in the mid '00s, I was a brooding, self-proclaimed emo kid. Like most other bratty tweens of the era, I dressed in black...

I remember when I first got word that there existed a new Destiny’s Child song called "Bootylicious." Like many others, I assumed it was a joke.

There is a fine line that a musician walks when he also chooses to write about his fellow musicians’ work, so I usually try to keep on the sunny...

Abandoned City, the newest album from German experimental musician Hauschka, is at once restless, exuberant, and wonderfully intimate.