When the pillars of country music are listed, there are always the usual suspects of Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, and the like Past Perfect
Buck Owens
Buck ’Em! Volume 2
December 4th, 2015 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
When the pillars of country music are listed, there are always the usual suspects of Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, and the like
John Coltrane
A Love Supreme: The Complete Masters
December 1st, 2015 | by Matt Slaybaugh | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
This year sees the 50th anniversary of the release of John Coltrane’s undisputed masterpiece. A Love Supreme is one of the most
Coil
Backwards
November 16th, 2015 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
There’s convoluted, and then there’s Coil. While it’s been difficult for even the most obsessive of archivist to keep the band’s story straight, what is clear
Various Artists
Creation Artifact: The Dawn of Creation Records 1983–1985
October 26th, 2015 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
Before it was associated with doofuses sporting beards and man-buns, being hip was something to which one aspired. It was a
Reatards
Grown Up, Fucked Up
October 8th, 2015 | by Nate Knaebel | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
At the time of his tragic death from an overdose in 2010, Jay Reatard was releasing jangly pop songs inspired by the likes of The Clean and Chris Knox.
Cocteau Twins
The Pink Opaque and Tiny Dynamine/Echoes in a Shallow Bay
September 23rd, 2015 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Past Perfect | 1 Comment »
As I’ve detailed previously, hearing the Cocteau Twins for the first time was something of an epiphany
The Sisters of Mercy
First and Last and Always
August 17th, 2015 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
That The Sisters of Mercy have existed as a band almost continuously in one form or another for 35 years is no doubt some kind of miracle. Despite near
The Dream Syndicate
The Days of Wine and Roses
July 30th, 2015 | by Nate Knaebel | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
Rock music, as we’ve come to appreciate it here in the 21st century, is defined by the guitar. The backbeat remains vital, but the guitar is the genre’s foundational
Trojan Records
Relaunch
July 15th, 2015 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
After an initial false start the year before, Trojan Records was launched in 1968 as a partnership with Island Records, Chris Blackwell’s powerhouse label
Simple Minds
Sparkle in the Rain
March 23rd, 2015 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
Released 31 years ago, Simple Minds’ seventh album, Sparkle in the Rain, remains an astounding work and the artistic pinnacle of the Glaswegian band’s