We can just get this out of the way: Nick Oliveri is the most underrated bass player living today. In the early days of his career with pal Josh Homme in Kyuss Album Reviews
Nick Oliveri
N.O. Hits at All, Volume 3
December 1st, 2017 | by Briana Henry | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
We can just get this out of the way: Nick Oliveri is the most underrated bass player living today. In the early days of his career with pal Josh Homme in Kyuss
Squeeze
The Knowledge
November 15th, 2017 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Throughout rock’s history, there have been many great songwriting duos: Lennon and McCartney, Strummer and Jones, Morrissey and Marr, etc. Up there with
OMD
The Punishment of Luxury
October 9th, 2017 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Of all the many reunions in recent years, perhaps the most pleasantly successful has been that of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (a.k.a. OMD). Successful
The Fall
New Facts Emerge
August 22nd, 2017 | by Jamie Pietras | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
When introducing someone to The Fall, you might start with a disclaimer. Vocalist Mark E. Smith has a polarizing voice, not unlike, say, Tom Waits or The
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
The Echo of Pleasure
August 15th, 2017 | by Matthew Lovett | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
There’s one sure thing for which you have to give The Pains of Being Pure at Heart a great deal of credit: introducing the most buoyant parts of ’80s new
Mac DeMarco
This Old Dog
July 24th, 2017 | by Matthew Lovett | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
A large part of Mac DeMarco’s appeal—his goofiness, in particular—can be seen in his music videos. The most memorable one might be for Salad Days’
Brutus
Burst
July 21st, 2017 | by Brian O'Neill | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Listening to Burst, it’s not that shocking that Brutus begin life as a Refused cover band. The Belgian trio emulates the standard bearing Shape of Punk
Lizard McGee
Spooky Jets at a Distance
July 19th, 2017 | by Briana Henry | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
To me, the acoustic guitar is like nails scratching on a chalkboard or like forgetting to get guacamole with your burrito bowl. Being forced during college to go to bar
Ride
Weather Diaries
July 18th, 2017 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
At this point, there are few bands whose reunions would completely shock me. We’re currently living in the golden age of bands getting back together, where past
Suspirians
Ti Bon Ange
July 13th, 2017 | by Brian O'Neill | published in Album Reviews | 1 Comment »
In Voodoo belief, the soul is made of two parts. The ti bon ange, literally “little good angel,” is the part of the soul that contains the individual qualities of a