<So, Big Star were a pretty great band, right? If you were to answer yes to this question, Teenage Fanclub would most certainly agree. And they have displayed their affection with this...
June 23rd, 2010 (11:43 am)
<This album should come with a warning label, alerting the listener to just how arresting, how addictive its beats are. Some of the songs are terrifyingly good, and at its best, the album...
June 22nd, 2010 (11:14 am)
<For all intents and purposes this review started out focusing solely on DOM’s musical output. A review that left the “meta” aspects out of the equation. But here I am, using the ridiculous/...
June 22nd, 2010 (11:01 am)
<Imagine this: Nightmare on Elm Street is real, you just fell asleep, and now you’re in a boiler room/high school locker room/creepy sleep away camp site where a bunch of teenagers were...
June 21st, 2010 (10:20 am)
<Despite what they say about not judging a book by its cover, or in this case, an artist by their name, I have to admit when I first heard of Kurt Vile, I, to put it politely, was not intrigued...
June 18th, 2010 (11:58 am)
<Officially this album dropped back in 2008 in a self-released version, and from what I can tell from some rather extensive internet cruising, Dine Alone Records’ release is little more than a...
June 18th, 2010 (10:57 am)
<It is often appropriate to consider an artist’s motive for making an album. Why, exactly, do they want us to listen to their music? Do they want to change humankind for the better, á la “We...
June 17th, 2010 (4:57 pm)
<A lot has happened in the past two decades to all but eradicate grunge music, which is why it’s so incredible that the Melvins are still alive, kicking and making some surprisingly interesting...
June 17th, 2010 (4:10 pm)
<Whew! I just zoned out for a minute there…was supposed to be writing about God Is An Astronaut, but man—guess I just got lost in my thoughts.
Don’t be surprised if this unconscious...
June 16th, 2010 (5:09 pm)
<To quote the venerable MrFukhed’s musing on Rafter’s YouTube video for “Paper,” “i bet theres gonna be a bunch of indie fucks swingin from the balls of this group.” As an indie fuck, I can...