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Unwound
No Energy

October 27th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »

Unwound No Energy Chapter three, No Energy, in which Numero Group continues their quest to convince us of Unwound's undiminished greatness. Let me cut to the chase

Smashing Pumpkins
Adore: Super Deluxe Edition

September 30th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »

Smashing Pumpkins Adore: Super Deluxe Edition As the massive Smashing Pumpkins reissue campaign begins to draw to a close, it’s time to look at one of the more polarizing records in the band’s catalog, Adore

The Gun Club
Fire of Love

July 16th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »

The Gun Club Fire of Love Between the mediocrity of the records he made while in decline and the overshadowing notoriety that comes from an early death, the music that

Various Artists
C86: 3-CD Deluxe Edition

June 23rd, 2014  |  by  |  published in Past Perfect | 1 Comment »

Various Artists C86: 3-CD Deluxe Edition Throughout rock & roll’s varied permutations over the decades, there have been moments in time—years, days, fleeting instances—that have

The Rock*a*Teens
Sweet Bird of Youth

June 10th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »

The Rock*a*Teens Sweet Bird of Youth While there are plenty of records that literally rock your world, there are also those albums that seem to come from God on high, their every note

Flying Nun Record Store Day Reissues

May 5th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »

Flying Nun Record Store Day Reissues Once proto-punk finally became regarded as “a thing,” it was too little, too late. The ’77 punk movement had ignited into a raging inferno, engulfing

Sid Selvidge
The Cold of the Morning

April 15th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »

Sid Selvidge The Cold of the Morning Memphis, in case you didn’t know, is one of America’s richest musical locales. The lengthy roll call of artists that got to see their names in lights by

Cyndi Lauper
She’s So Unusual: A 30th Anniversary Celebration

April 9th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Past Perfect | 1 Comment »

Cyndi Lauper She’s So Unusual: A 30th Anniversary Celebration The 1980s sucked. Thank you, and good night. In the lazy manner of collective memory, that’s been the default reaction

Axemen
Derry Legend

April 7th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Past Perfect | 1 Comment »

Axemen Derry Legend If New Zealand was the world's WTF scene in the early ’80s and beyond—producing slightly deranged, slightly pop jangle and discordance

Unwound
Rat Conspiracy

April 1st, 2014  |  by  |  published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »

Unwound Rat Conspiracy Numero Group’s first passion-fueled boxset of Unwound recordings, Kid Is Gone, received as much love and care as one could imagine, despite the fact