Had Tough Age been stomping around during the late-60s explosion of garage-rock fever infiltrating the underground music scene in America

It’s no secret that the annihilation of rock & roll has been a relentless undertaking in punk circles for half a century now. Chalk it up to volleys

Throughout their 35-year existence, The Chills (along with the Tall Dwarfs, The Clean, and The Verlaines) have exemplified the so-called “Dunedin sound,”

Upon first listen, Cut Yourself Free eludes to a world heavy with brooding sentimentality. There’s a particular strain of self-loathing

Now that the dust has finally begun to settle following Sonic Youth’s untimely break-up after a 30-year run as a punk/alt-rock mainstay, it still remains to be seen whether or not its founding members have stepped out from its lofty, looming shadow. While Thurston Moore has carried his Stooges-worshipping and teenage rioting nihilism over into his new ensemble, Chelsea Light Moving, Kim Gordon has relapsed …