Features
Friday, June 24 2011
The Piano Bares Its Teeth: Reversals and Redemption in Nick Cave's '90s Albums
Through a series of reversals -- of sound, of focus, of theme, of our expectations -- Nick Cave, ever the demonic circus hawker, turned his sights onto something different as he emerged from the '90s: Himself.
Thursday, December 9 2010
The Best Female Artists of 2010
While the men were showing us their dark and beautiful fantasies, or pulling us into their high brooding violet, the women were absolutely taking over 2010.
Tuesday, March 16 2010
Memory, the Whole Lying Opera of It: Remembering Barry Hannah
It's tragic to know that the brilliant tumbling sound of his work has reached its coda. But if you can learn anything from Hannah's work, it's that to focus on the hurt is to miss what's important: finding that glimmer of cutting light in all that dark.
Wednesday, December 9 2009
The Best Singer-Songwriter Albums of 2009
We got it all in 2009. The stuff right here -- this is singing, this is songwriting. It lives, it breathes, and it bites. Hard.
Friday, April 18 2008
Chasing Honey Bees: The Jesus and Mary Chain and the Post-Masterpiece Struggle
Their first album, Psychocandy, was a classic. And as new reissues of the Jesus and Mary Chain's first five records are released, we see the story of a band proving there is life after a masterpiece.
Reviews
Friday, May 25 2012
fIREHOSE: lowFlOWs: The Columbia Anthology ('91-'93)
lowFLOWs is a great rock 'n' roll story, the story of musicians pushing on in the face of heartbreak and finding new sounds, new music, and new creative heights.
Thursday, May 24 2012
Shannon Stephens: Pull It Together
Instead of spending so much time pulling things together, Stephens and company would have done well to break a few things down.
Thursday, May 24 2012
Craft Spells: Gallery
It's a shame Justin Vallesteros went back to recording solo, because touring showed us that he plays best when he plays with others.
Monday, May 21 2012
Hope For Agoldensummer: Life Inside the Body
The Campbells can sing, that's for sure, but often on this record, they end up sticking too close to home.
Tuesday, May 15 2012
Stephane Wrembel: Origins
As impressive as Wrembel's playing is here, it doesn't always translate into arresting songs.
Blogs
Monday, December 13 2010
Bob Dylan - The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964
Bob Dylan - The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964 -Columbia/Legacy [$18.98]
Thursday, December 3 2009
Red Red Meat - Bunny Gets Paid (Deluxe Edition)
Red Red Meat - Bunny Gets Paid (Deluxe Edition) - Sub Pop [$14.98]

































