Ween at 40, CHOCOLATE AND CHEESE at 30 (via Stephen Thomas Erlewine) sterlewine.substack.com/p/ween-at-40-c…

My latest newsletter: Farewell to power pop legend Greg Kihn, Morgan Wade gets Obsessed, Velocity Girl reissue Copacetic, Bill Wyman plays the blues and more. Please consider subscribing to get these reviews and more on a regular basis.

The late Charles R. Cross with his son Ashland at Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena, to see Bruce Springsteen together on 2/27/23. This night, back where Backstreets began, prompted Charley's final "On the Backstreets" column, which we share here: backstreets.com/news.html

Taking the opportunity of this, apparently the 65th anniversary of Kind of Blue, to admit my pride in being part of the generation that learned to love this Miles Davis masterpiece through a CD edition that bore an egregiously historically inaccurate cover.

Over at The A.V. Club, I commemorated the tenth anniversary of I'm Not Bossy, I'm The Boss, the final album from Sinéad O'Connor. avclub.com/sinead-o-conno…

Over at Pitchfork, I review Woodland, the lovely new album from Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. pitchfork.com/reviews/albums…

My latest Newsletter: Sabrina Carpenter's cloying Short N Sweet, Wayne Shorter's joyous Celebration, Volume One, Illuminati Hotties have POWER, Thomas Rhett's ideal background music.

Oasis memories - my only run-in with Liam and Noel was in Southend 1995 when my friend Nigel Dick was filming. He introduced me to N&L as someone from the Kursaal Flyers and to my astonishment Noel started singing the chorus to 'Little Does She Know'. Flattered, as one would be.

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Just as a comparison… The Beatles Anthology & Free As A Bird arrived 33 years after their first single, and 25 years on from the 1960s. The Oasis tour happens 31 years after their first single and 25 years on from the 1990s. #makesUthink #oasis #thebeatles

My latest Newsletter: Oasis reunites on the eve of a 30th Anniversary reissue of their debut album, Definitely Maybe. Oasis is a band dear to my heart and I think their reunion could be unexpectedly moving.

Over at The A.V. Club, I celebrated the 30th Anniversary of Come, one of the odder records in Prince's catalog. avclub.com/prince-come-an…

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My Friday record reviews: The Cactus Blossoms liven up their retro-pop, Randall Poster captures Rockin' Dopsie, Ty Segall drums up a concept album, plus the Softies, Elvis, Fontaines DC. Please subscribe for weekly reviews

My latest Newsletter: Grappling with Neil Young Archives, Vol. III: 1976-1987. This absurdly large installment of Neil Young's ongoing Archives series may be my favorite of the box sets yet as it helps bring a sense of logic to his sometimes confounding middle period.