Features
Tuesday, May 30 2006
One Mic, One Take, One Dollar: The World of Fonotone Records
In these days of easy file-sharing and unlimited access to information, the Fonotone box set provides a welcome respite, a point of entry to a bygone era when people had to put effort into chasing their passions, when the thrill of the hunt meant more than a Google search, and when the mechanics of record-trading meant more than an IM conversation on Soulseek.
Thursday, April 20 2006
Lost in the Last Attack: Recovering the Comsat Angels
The retro-postpunk wave seems to have crested, but the Comsat Angels at their best transcended trends and flew the genre coop, traveling on their heavenly wings straight for greatness.
Sunday, January 1 1995
Behind the Key Club: An Interview with Mark "Barney" Greenway of Napalm Death
Discussing impeachment and Margaret Thatcher, examining horror music and feminists, and listening to Journey. It's just the typical stuff for this hardcore band.
Reviews
Friday, December 22 2006
Giant Squid: Metridium Fields
Both the sum of and a twist on their influences, Giant Squid brings the bombast.
Friday, December 8 2006
Legacy (2000)
A humane window into the world of inner-city poverty; one that wisely refrains from blaming the victim by showing the obstacles that face even the most self-motivated inhabitants of the ghetto.
