Adrian Mack
Stories by Adrian Mack
Richard Thompson, Last of the Old Guitar Gods
The Brit performer had one of his best years ever in 2013.
Oh Blimey, It's Obscure Yuletide Music Season
See this local doc about collecting Christmas records. Or have some Frank Sidebottom.
Cate Le Bon's No Mug
The Welsh songstress sings from her pure, weird heart on new album 'Mug Museum'.
Twenty-Six Ways to Consider John F. Kennedy
Scrappy new compilation about the president looks for truth in song.
J. Roddy Walston's Gospel Glam 'n' Stomp
The piano rocker drops some essential business on his latest album.
Mazzy Star Fades into View
The sultriest act of the 1990s emerges from nighttime to make its slow return.
Primal Scream and Everything You Love
Tenth album 'More Light' is what you might call a 'sprawl-gasm'.
The Good Family's Country Traditional
The Sadies round up the rest of the clan for a family portrait.
Rococode and the Onward March of Vancouver's Pop Kids
They've got a shiny pedigree, good teeth and pretty brilliant album to match.
'Walk Like a Man'
In his darkest mid-life days, author Robert J. Wiersema rediscovered Bruce Springsteen, and found rapture. Saturday, a special Tyee event.
My Morning Jacket's Mystery Tour
Previews from the new album suggest a band still heading for destinations unknown.
The Groover
Doug Sahm was the funkiest cowboy of them all. A new retrospective captures the man on the rise.
Gimme Jackie
They make blue-eyed pop with a classic twist, they're from White Rock, and they're going to be huge. Meet Jackie Valentine.
A Punch in the Chest from Manic Street Preachers
Adrian Mack's album of the year weaves the personal with the political.
Does Your Bubblegum Lose its Flavour?
From Buzzcocks to White Wires, looks like the answer is still 'No.'
Mark Haney, the Daredevil
An avant-garde double bass suite about rocket-powered funny cars. Finally!
The Sins of the Father
Something happened to musician Rodney DeCroo's dad in Vietnam. He's only just starting to figure out what.
The Man Who Invented Male Camel Toe
Forget about that. Tom Jones is striving for redemption these days.
Erykah Badu Strips for Kennedy and King
The neo-soul artist's naked video was in the name of love, unlike the song.
Spoon Gets Thorny
But don't panic, there's still plenty of reason to go ga ga ga ga ga over 'Transference.'
Way Better than the Eagles, Possibly as Good as the Monkees
Vancouver's Pete Werner gets it right on Salvage.
Smooth Stick Work
Bluesman Ray LaMontagne sings an homage to Meg White, drummer of The White Stripes.
The Kids Are Listening to Rock Again
Heavy blues bands, like the Brought Low, are suddenly glamorous.
