Old Sounds

Mar. 15, 2012 / 856: FAVA

The Wall: Immersion Edition

Pink Floyd

The Wall: Immersion Edition is not for casual fans of Pink Floyd. This seven-disc box set is made for two other groups: the hardest of the hardcore Pink… Read more »

Jul. 27, 2011 / 823: The Naked Truth

Amy Winehouse: Back to Black

Although the autopsy results have proven inconclusive, we all know what happened to Amy Winehouse and we regrettably comprehend what her real rendering was as an artist. It… Read more »

Jul. 05, 2011 / 820: Bestest of Edmonton

Justin Beiber vs. Bobby Curtola

Canadian teen idol Justin Bieber has long been saddled with an embarrassing comparison to ivory-toothed pop star Donny Osmond, leader of the Osmond Brothers and half of the… Read more »

Jun. 22, 2011 / 818: Brian Wilson

Bob Marley vs. Peter Tosh

Although they both harmonized on the street corners in Trenchtown, Jamaica, Bob Marley and Peter Tosh's careers were always on different trajectories. Because of the significance of their… Read more »

Jun. 15, 2011 / 817: Paying for water

U2: Zooropa

U2 Zooropa (Island) Originally released: 1993 Zooropa occupies a confused moment in U2's history. Although it won a Grammy in 1994 for Best Alternative Music Album, and was… Read more »

May. 18, 2011 / 813: Choose your own adventure

Old Sounds: Rickie Lee Jones

Rickie Lee Jones Flying Cowboys (Geffen) Originally released: 1989 I feel the way about Rickie Lee Jones' Flying Cowboys that other women feel about "their" Joni Mitchell record,… Read more »

May. 11, 2011 / 812: Food

Pass the mic

Swapping one vocalist for another can be the death knell for any band. Given how attuned we are to vocal melody as an anchor in modern pop, when… Read more »

May. 04, 2011 / 811: On being a John

Old Sounds: The Pixies

Opening with film clips of Salvador Dali's "Un Chien Andalou" and a handful of B-sides, the Pixies tore through its 1989 classic Doolittle in full Sunday night at… Read more »

Apr. 27, 2011 / 810: Election

Old Sounds: Neil Young’s best

Hey hey my my

Neil Young is a songwriter who has long walked a wandering path: at times, he shuffles along what he himself has called the middle of the road, while… Read more »

Apr. 20, 2011 / 809: Great Outdoors

Neil Young’s worst

Well I heard old Neil put 'er down

Neil Young is, frankly, a Canadian legend. A multiple Juno and Grammy Award winner, a member of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, two-time inductee to the Rock… Read more »