Album Reviews

[rating=7.00] It’s hardly a coincidence that this is the third live album The Wood Brothers have released since vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Jano Rix united with siblings Chris and Oliver. In the interim since issuing Sky High and Nail & Tooth, the threesome has honed the natural chemistry in only the early stages of development there to reveal […]

In the newest installment of Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle reviews Run the Jewels 3, the latest album from groundbreaking hip-hop duo Run the Jewels, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed on desktop): [youtube id=”KFKmG7A-pzA” width=”630″ height=”350″]

It’s been a rough year to say the least, but believe it or not some amazing music has been released. In the newest installment of Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle looks back on his favorite albums of 2016 in his signature six-panel comic strip form. This is the second of two parts! You can check out part one HERE. Click on the image […]

If there is a theme linking most of these picks, it’s that they offer us something we probably have not heard before. Or, in the case of acts like The Beach Boys and Otis Redding, they provide die-hards a treasure trove of previously unheard renditions. Obviously, the material in reissues has already been recorded, which […]

It’s been a rough year to say the least, but believe it or not some amazing music has been released. In the newest installment of Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle looks back on his favorite albums of 2016 in his signature six-panel comic strip form. This is the first of two parts, so stay tuned! Click on the image for full resolution (best […]

[rating=3.00] Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks, Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Gabriel. These names come to mind when you think of artists who went on to achieve solo success after already finding it in a band. Though many musicians have gone on to prove their own mettle, it is no easy feat to extricate yourself from a band’s […]

[rating=7.00] With the release of, If You Lived Here, You Would Be Home By Now EP, The Chris Robinson Brotherhood’s earlier 2016 full LP release Anyway You Love, We Know How You Feel makes more sense. The bandleader of CRB and former founder of the Black Crowes is certainly correct in assessing the unity inherent […]

[rating=7.00] It’s no secret that some of the best music arises from the hardest times, especially when it comes to the blues. The young musician Reed Turchi has long been a student of the blues with an ear for the driving groove of the North Mississippi style. In the last year, Turchi took things in […]

In the newest installment of Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle reviews The Dream Is Over, the latest album from Toronto punks PUP, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed on desktop): [youtube id=”8IM472k0Md8″ width=”630″ height=”350″]

[rating=8.00] With their second album See It Through, The Youngest discover a fine line between the wistful and the resolute. The blend is not only impressive, but memorable as well, a divide that finds the band standing apart from their contemporaries with a sound that’s instantly accessible while boasting an unmistakeable allure all its own. […]