The Beach Boys catalogue has been plundered countless times for compilations like Summer Love Songs. The compilation features six new stereo mixes of older songs and even though the collection falls back on standards like the fabulous Wouldn’t It Be…

One part Hanson, one part Cheap Trick, one part Smashing Pumpkins and one part Fountains of Wayne. Put ’em all together and you get Tinted Windows, a band that mines familiar pop and power-pop territory with expected sugary results. There…

Elvis Costello’s previous record Momofuku as well as this newest effort were written, recorded and released in a rather quick fashion. Costello opts to wear his folk-roots-country hat this time around; the results aren’t always up to snuff though. The…

Hailing from Minneapolis are the wonderful musical chameleons known as The Honeydogs. The band has a tendency to vary musical styles often within the same record, but the six-song Sunshine Committee EP is somewhat of an exception to this rule. …

Steve Earle has always held the late Townes Van Zandt in the highest of regards so it seems only fitting that the roots-rocker would dedicate himself to making a record of 15 Van Zandt’s songs to commemorate the memory of…

Ronnie James Dio teams up with his former Black Sabbath band mates Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler for their first record together since 1992’s Dehumanizer. While they are avoiding the Black Sabbath name for legal reasons, the band name choice…

On his previous records, folk-rocker Ben Harper has always provided equal parts of rock n roll balanced with more introspective moments. For his latest record, he has teamed up with a new backing band and on their joint “debut”, they…

I will be the first to admit that The Novaks debut initially left me underwhelmed. I thought it was decent but nothing really stuck out to me as being terribly ground-breaking. So imagine my surprise at simply loving this new…

43 year-old Raul Malo is one of the best vocalists in any genre. His vocals are soulful, romantic and are deeply rooted in the crooner world of vocalists such as Roy Orbison. Perhaps best known as the vocalist from pop-country…

  On this newest record, renowned R&B pianist Allain Toussiant shifts into jazz mode, covering off songs from greats such as Duke Ellington (Daydream and Solitude), Theolonius Monk (Bright Mississippi) and Django Reinhardt (Blue Drag). This 12 track record is…

  Although 1989’s Paul’s Boutique is revered and holds an elite status among fans of the Beastie Boys, it was Check Your Head from 1992 that would thrust the band back into the mainstream in a positive way. What I…

The long-awaited debut record from Moncton band The Motorleague has finally reached consumers greedy hands. Black Noise is packed to the rim with 10 energetic rawk n roll tracks with the pace barely dropping below relentless and verging on punishing.…

With a compelling mix of heavy metal, thrash metal and some progressive tendencies throughout, Atlanta’s Mastodon delivers seven impeccably tight tracks on their latest record. The ease with which they change tempos through songs like Oblivion and Quintessence speaks volumes…

  1997’s OK Computer would see Radiohead break from their Brit-Pop beginnings and give them even greater exposure on the world stage. The record was Radiohead’s most diverse and experimental to date, with the band crafting complex songs on Paranoid…

Ahhh, the dreaded sophomore record. Bands either fail to deliver anything substantial under the pressure or rise to the occasion triumphantly.   Radiohead’s second album falls into the latter category; what their debut lacked in confidence is made up ten-fold…