Features
Tuesday, December 28 2004
Ten-and-a-Half Albums That Defined My 2004
Steve Haag would follow the Minus 5's Scott McCaughey to the ends of the earth and thinks A.C. Newman is pretty swell too.
Monday, November 8 2004
I Went to Ozzfest So You Don't Have To
Follow our own Stephen Haag inside the leather clad suburban subculture for a day of dehydration, S&M whippings, hatemongering tee shirts, topless women, violent physical confrontations, and, oh yes, music.
Reviews
Tuesday, January 24 2012
Shawn Nelson: San Juan Street
Amiable country singer-songwriter throws a few sonic curveballs on his fourth album.
Monday, January 16 2012
Human Switchboard: Who's Landing In My Hangar? Anthology 1977-1984
Velvets-worshipping Ohioan post-punks get their day in the sun on this long-over reissue.
Tuesday, January 10 2012
The Ditchflowers: Bird's Eye
Dadrockin' studio-rat popsters deliver the charm on their second album.
Tuesday, December 13 2011
The Good Intentions: Someone Else's Time
Americana-loving Brits tackle classic country tropes with a keen, writerly eye on this latest beaut of a disc.
Monday, November 21 2011
Spoonboy: The Papas
Folk-punk troubadour Spoonboy is mad at the world... and especially at his dad.
Baby Woodrose: Love Comes Down [17.Nov.11]
The Story UK: Joy Ride on Memory Lane [15.Nov.11]
Bloody Hollies: Yours Until the Bitter End [31.Oct.11]
The Pack A.D.: Unpersons [12.Oct.11]
The Front Bottoms: The Front Bottoms [11.Oct.11]
Whisperlights: Surfaces [3.Oct.11]
The Blind Eyes: With a Bang [28.Sep.11]
Jonny Corndawg: Down on the Bikini Line [30.Aug.11]
Jacuzzi Boys: Glazin' [29.Aug.11]
Cerebral Ballzy: Cerebral Ballzy [23.Aug.11]
Bye Bye Blackbirds: Fixed Hearts [21.Aug.11]
The Clutters: Breaking Bones [14.Aug.11]
Cheeseburger: Another Big Night Down the Drain [11.Aug.11]
The Red Button: As Far As Yesterday Goes [10.Aug.11]
Pontiak: Comecrudos EP [9.Aug.11]
Dex Romweber Duo: Is That You in the Blue? [3.Aug.11]
Title Tracks: In Blank [1.Aug.11]
Attack! Attack! UK: The Latest Fashion [25.Jul.11]
Dos: Dos y Dos [22.Jul.11]
Ted Russell Kamp: Get Back to the Land [19.Jul.11]
James Leg: Solitary Pleasure [5.Jul.11]
Paul Revere & the Raiders: Essential [29.Jun.11]
Duff McKagan's Loaded: The Taking [26.Jun.11]
Hank Williams III: Hillbilly Joker [17.May.11]
Sonny & the Sunsets: Hit After Hit [16.May.11]
Ian Moore & the Lossy Coils: El Sonido Nuevo [9.May.11]
The Part Five: The Tightening [8.May.11]
O'Death: Outside [26.Apr.11]
Ha Ha Tonka: Death of a Decade [21.Apr.11]
Birds of Avalon: Birds of Avalon [20.Apr.11]
Frank Turner: Rock and Roll EP [27.Mar.11]
White Wires: WWII [16.Mar.11]
Chain and the Gang: Music's Not For Everyone [14.Mar.11]
The Bon Scotts: Oddernity [23.Feb.11]
The Sleep-ins: Songs About Girls and Outer Space [21.Feb.11]
The So So Glos: Low Back Chain Shift EP [18.Feb.11]
The White Buffalo: Prepare for Black and Blue [17.Feb.11]
The City Champs: The Set-Up [14.Feb.11]
The Spits: Haunted Fang Castle EP [9.Feb.11]
The Parties: Coast Garde [14.Dec.10]
The Intelligence: Males [7.Dec.10]
Gay Blades: Savages [29.Nov.10]
Brent Amaker & the Rodeo: Please Stand By [23.Nov.10]
Frank (Just Frank): The Brutal Wave [10.Nov.10]
Moondoggies: Tidelands [4.Nov.10]
Paul Collins: King of Power Pop! [1.Nov.10]
Human Beinz: In Japan [25.Oct.10]
Quick and Easy Boys: Red Light Rabbit [30.Sep.10]
The Ready Set: I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming [13.Sep.10]
Outrageous Cherry: Seemingly Solid Reality [7.Sep.10]
Jon Langford & Skull Orchard: Old Devils [23.Aug.10]
Mondo Topless: Freaking Out [12.Aug.10]
Triclops!: Helpers on the Other Side [2.Aug.10]
The Jim Jones Revue: The Jim Jones Revue [28.Jul.10]
Car Stereo Wars: For Your Comfort and Safety [27.Jul.10]
Hacienda: Big Red & Barbacoa [17.May.10]
Mondo Drag: New Rituals [10.May.10]
Shooter Jennings & Hierophant: Black Ribbons [29.Mar.10]
Dolly Rocker Movement: Our Days Mind the Tyme [22.Mar.10]
Bigbang: Edendale [21.Mar.10]
The Len Price 3: Pictures [8.Mar.10]
TAB the Band: Zoo Noises [17.Feb.10]
Android Angel: Glow Worm [12.Feb.10]
The Scene Is Now: Burn All Your Records [11.Feb.10]
Anders Parker: Skyscraper Crow [20.Jan.10]
Oregon Donor: A Pageant's End [6.Jan.10]
The Fugitives: Find Me EP [4.Jan.10]
Exene Cervenka: Somewhere Gone [2.Dec.09]
Wiretree: Luck [1.Dec.09]
Thomas Function: In the Valley of Sickness [30.Nov.09]
Heavy Trash: Midnight Soul Serenade [25.Nov.09]
Fast 'n' Bulbous: Waxed Oop [27.Oct.09]
The Ettes: Do You Want Power [27.Oct.09]
Lee Harvey Osmond: A Quiet Evil [14.Oct.09]
Working Title: Bone Island [22.Sep.09]
Nebula: Heavy Psych [3.Sep.09]
Blank Dogs: Under and Under [30.Jul.09]
Go West Young Man: Go West Young Man [26.Jul.09]
Ian Hunter: Man Overboard [23.Jul.09]
Hard Lessons: Arms Forest [23.Jun.09]
Dexateens: Singlewide [27.May.09]
Wussy: Wussy [18.May.09]
The Ettes: Danger Is EP [6.May.09]
The Datsuns: Headstunts [14.Apr.09]
Outrageous Cherry: Universal Malcontents [13.Apr.09]
The Vines: Melodia [7.Apr.09]
Dex Romweber Duo: Ruins of Berlin [24.Mar.09]
Living Things: Habeas Corpus [19.Mar.09]
Riverboat Gamblers: Underneath the Owl [17.Mar.09]
Tommy Keene: In the Late Bright [9.Mar.09]
Burning Hearts: Aboa Sleeping [4.Mar.09]
The Von Bondies: Love. Hate and Then There's You [11.Feb.09]
The Bloody Beetroots: Rombo EP [21.Jan.09]
The Parties: Can't Come Down [8.Jan.09]
The Giraffes: Prime Motivator [7.Jan.09]
House of the Rising Punk [5.Jan.09]
The Fleshtones: Stocking Stuffer [14.Dec.08]
The Safes: Sight of All Light EP [14.Dec.08]
The Supersuckers: Get It Together [25.Nov.08]
Jesse Malin: On Your Sleeve [11.Nov.08]
Blanche: What This Town Needs [21.Mar.07]
The Exploding Hearts: Shattered [22.Feb.07]
The Silos: Come on Like the Fast Lane [15.Feb.07]
Various Artists: 7' Up! [31.Jan.07]
Steve Turner: New Wave Punk Asshole [15.Jan.07]
IV Thieves: If We Cant Escape My Pretty [16.Nov.06]
Marah: Sooner Or Later in Spain [14.Nov.06]
Rainy Day Saints: Diamond Star Highway [3.Nov.06]
Various Artists: Tiny Idols, Volume 2 [31.Oct.06]
Various Artists: The Aaargh! Annual Year One [30.Oct.06]
Lucero: Rebels, Rogues & Sworn Brothers [13.Oct.06]
Captain Beefheart: Astralwerks Reissues [12.Oct.06]
Jay Bennett: The Magnificent Defeat [25.Sep.06]
The Finches: Six Songs EP [20.Sep.06]
Pants Yell!: Recent Drama [19.Sep.06]
The Finals: Plan Your Getaway [15.Sep.06]
The Tyde: Three's Co. [14.Sep.06]
The Waylons: The Waylons [31.Aug.06]
Towers of London: Blood Sweat and Towers [24.Aug.06]
Matt Stillwell: Take It All In [11.Aug.06]
The Kahoots: Fourteen Ghosts [10.Aug.06]
Vandalays: Happy Ever After [31.Jul.06]
John Doe: For The Best Of Us [27.Jul.06]
Billy Talent: Billy Talent II [10.Jul.06]
Beatnik Filmstars: In Great Shape [23.Jun.06]
The Wilders: Throw Down [22.Jun.06]
The Bottle Rockets: Zoysia [8.Jun.06]
Graham Coxon: Love Travels At Illegal Speeds [15.May.06]
Mike Johnson: Gone Out of Your Mind [8.May.06]
Pinetop Seven: Beneath Confederate Lake [10.Apr.06]
Shooter Jennings: Electric Rodeo [5.Apr.06]
Lords of Altamont: Lords Have Mercy [14.Mar.06]
Jon Langford: Gold Brick [9.Mar.06]
Drywall: Barbeque Babylon [14.Feb.06]
The Beatings: Holding on to Hand Grenades [13.Feb.06]
Th’ Legendary Shack*Shakers: Pandelirium [10.Feb.06]
The Minus 5: The Minus 5 [7.Feb.06]
John Dufilho: John Dufilho [25.Jan.06]
The Gentlemen: Brass City Band [20.Jan.06]
The Invisible Eyes: Laugh in the Dark [20.Jan.06]
The Hypstrz: Live at the Longhorn [12.Jan.06]
Bloody Hollies: If Footmen Tire You... [1.Dec.05]
Eddie Spaghetti: Old No. 2 [31.Oct.05]
American Princes: Little Spaces [28.Oct.05]
Paranoid Social Club: Paranoid Social Club [27.Oct.05]
The Hard Lessons: Gasoline [10.Oct.05]
The Cherry Valence: TCV3 [7.Oct.05]
Ike Reilly Assassination: Junkie Faithful [28.Sep.05]
Dreadful Yawns: Dreadful Yawns [27.Sep.05]
The Mutts: Life in Dirt [26.Sep.05]
The Knitters: The Modern Sounds of the Knitters [21.Sep.05]
Stephen Bruton: From the Five [29.Aug.05]
Black Halos: Alive Without Control [25.Aug.05]
The Warlocks: Surgery [23.Aug.05]
Salim Nourallah: Beautiful Noise [17.Aug.05]
Waco Brothers: Freedom and Weep [15.Aug.05]
Forty5south: We're Country So We Can [5.Aug.05]
High School Sweethearts: Heels 'n' Wheels [1.Aug.05]
The Penetrators: Basement Anthology: 1976-84 [29.Jul.05]
The Mainliners: Bring on the Sweetlife [28.Jul.05]
The Capes: Taste EP [1.Jul.05]
The Coral: The Invisible Invasion [14.Jun.05]
Supagroup: Rules [2.Jun.05]
Black Label Society: Mafia [1.Jun.05]
Son Volt: Live From Austin, TX [DVD] [25.May.05]
Stiv Bators: L.A. Confidential [18.May.05]
The Deathray Davies: The Kick and the Snare [16.May.05]
Caesars: Paper Tigers [2.May.05]
Lagwagon: Live in a Dive [22.Apr.05]
Backyard Babies: Tinnitus [21.Apr.05]
Goldfinger: Disconnection Notice [19.Apr.05]
The Sharp Ease: Going Modern [15.Apr.05]
Cast Iron Filter: Falls of Rough [31.Mar.05]
Cheap Seats [21.Mar.05]
Old 97's: Old 97's Live [DVD] [24.Feb.05]
The Color Guard: Dark Pop [21.Feb.05]
Kings of Leon: Aha Shake Heartbreak [18.Feb.05]
Sick of It All: Outtakes for the Outcast [2.Feb.05]
Street Dogs: Back to the World [25.Jan.05]
The Cribs: self-titled [24.Jan.05]
Paparazzi (2004) [17.Jan.05]
Mekons: So Good It Hurts [reissue] [13.Jan.05]
Les Hell on Heels: self-titled [21.Dec.04]
The Gourds: Blood of the Ram [17.Dec.04]
The Hentchmen: Form Follows Function [22.Nov.04]
Riddlin' Kids: Stop the World [18.Nov.04]
The Methadones: Not Economically Viable [15.Nov.04]
Jimmy Eat World: Futures [15.Nov.04]
Spiderbait: Tonight Alright [10.Nov.04]
The Sadies: Favourite Colours [9.Nov.04]
Atomic 7: ...En Hillbilly Caliente [18.Oct.04]
The Fairways: This is Farewell [15.Oct.04]
The Simpsons Gone Wild [5.Oct.04]
The Black Keys: Rubber Factory [29.Sep.04]
Ian Moore: Luminaria [24.Sep.04]
Baby Woodrose: Dropout! [19.Sep.04]
The Mooney Suzuki: Alive and Amplified [15.Sep.04]
The Datsuns: Outta Sight/Outta Mind [15.Sep.04]
[Minmae]: Ya Te Vas? [26.Aug.04]
Derek Trucks Band: Live at Georgia Theater [12.Aug.04]
Jason White: Tonight's Top Story [9.Aug.04]
Volante: Static Until Sunrise [4.Aug.04]
Fastball: Keep Your Wig On [30.Jul.04]
The Smugglers: Mutiny in Stereo [27.Jul.04]
Reverend Horton Heat: Revival [26.Jul.04]
The Hives: Tyrannosaurus Hives [21.Jul.04]
Rockpile: Seconds of Pleasure [reissue] [6.Jul.04]
Crack City Rockers: New Myths [1.Jul.04]
The Honorary Title: Anything Else But the Truth [30.Jun.04]
The Forty-Fives: High Life High Volume [29.Jun.04]
Chester Copperpot: The Kings of Kirby [28.Jun.04]
The Icarus Line: Penance Soiree [25.Jun.04]
The Bruces: The Shining Path [24.Jun.04]
Piebald: All Ears, All Eyes, All the Time [21.Jun.04]
Audio Learning Center: Cope Park [21.Jun.04]
Sugarcult: Palm Trees and Power Lines [2.Jun.04]
The Bottle Rockets: Brand New Year [re-issue] [28.May.04]
Old Crow Medicine Show: O.C.M.S. [20.May.04]
Matthew Sweet: Platinum & Gold Collection [5.May.04]
The Reputation: To Force a Fate [5.May.04]
Two Dollar Pistols: Hands Up! [4.May.04]
The Breakup Society: James at 35 [23.Apr.04]
The Dirtbombs: Dangerous Magical Noise [20.Apr.04]
The Blasters: Live: Going Home [CD and DVD] [12.Apr.04]
The Get Up Kids: Guilt Show [9.Apr.04]
The Special Goodness: Land Air Sea [29.Mar.04]
The Vines: Winning Days [26.Mar.04]
Preston School of Industry: Monsoon [26.Mar.04]
Mr. Airplane Man: C'mon DJ [12.Mar.04]
The Lights: Beautiful Bird [9.Mar.04]
Dollar Store: self-titled [8.Mar.04]
The Hang Ups: self-titled [26.Feb.04]
Campfire Girls: Tell Them Hi [23.Feb.04]
Kerosene Brothers: Choose Your Own Title* [3.Feb.04]
Saves the Day: In Reverie [29.Jan.04]
Clem Snide: A Beautiful EP [28.Jan.04]
The Spiders: Glitzkrieg [23.Jan.04]
Lucero: That Much Further West [8.Dec.03]
Yellowcard: Ocean Avenue [5.Dec.03]
Vue: Down for Whatever [12.Nov.03]
stellastarr*: self-titled [10.Nov.03]
Ima Robot: self-titled [24.Oct.03]
The Stills: Logic Will Break Your Heart [21.Oct.03]
Wakefield: American Made [17.Oct.03]
6 Minute Mile: The Race for Second [15.Oct.03]
Eric Sardinas: Black Pearls [8.Oct.03]
The Carlsonics: self-titled [3.Oct.03]
Beulah: Yoko [26.Sep.03]
Riptones: Slant 6 [24.Sep.03]
Chris Duarte Group: Romp [18.Sep.03]
Andrew W.K.: The Wolf [12.Sep.03]
Ashley Park: The Secretariat Motor Hotel [12.Sep.03]
The Fever: Pink on Pink EP [11.Sep.03]
Holly Golightly: Truly She Is None Other [29.Aug.03]
Division of Laura Lee: Black City [28.Aug.03]
The Libertines: I Get Along EP [28.Aug.03]
Minibar: Fly Below the Radar [26.Aug.03]
The Star Spangles: Bazooka!!! [15.Aug.03]
Brand New: Deja Entendu [1.Aug.03]
O.A.R.: In Between Now and Then [29.Jul.03]
Black Lips: self-titled [25.Jul.03]
Mink Lungs: I'll Take It [24.Jul.03]
Ra: From One [17.Jul.03]
Heroes of the Alamo: 98 to 1 [9.Jul.03]
Brendan Benson and the Wellfed Boys: Metarie EP [26.Jun.03]
Mars Arizona: Love Songs from the Apocalypse [23.Jun.03]
Verbena: La Musica Negra [23.Jun.03]
The Chains: On Top of Things! [9.Jun.03]
Electric Six: Fire [30.May.03]
Authority Zero: A Passage in Time [28.May.03]
Flaming Sideburns: Sky Pilots [16.May.03]
Tomahawk: Mit Gas [1.May.03]
Supersuckers: Motherfuckers Be Trippin' [21.Apr.03]
A.F.I.: Sing the Sorrow [18.Apr.03]
The Bad Plus: These Are the Vistas [14.Apr.03]
Ester Drang: Infinite Keys [11.Apr.03]
Meanflower: . . . a distant episode [4.Apr.03]
The Ataris: So Long, Astoria [31.Mar.03]
The Derailers: Genuine [20.Mar.03]
The Wannadies: Before and After [14.Jan.03]
