Features
Tuesday, December 8 2009
World Tour/Media Whore(s): The Year in Reunions
While 2009 spawned plenty of rumors that brought the Libertines, the Smiths, and the Stone Roses back together, these were the bands that actually dusted off their guitars and plugged in their amps one more time.
Reviews
Tuesday, September 13 2011
The Hold Steady + The Donkeys: 31 August 2011 - Carrboro, NC
Lead singer Craig Finn dances like a 12-year-old who has forgotten his Ritalin.
Thursday, July 22 2010
Otis Taylor: Clovis People, Vol. 3
Propelled first and foremost by Taylor’s extraordinary vocals, this is a welcome addition to Taylor’s discography, even if it doesn’t wildly diverge from earlier records.
Monday, February 22 2010
Rocky Votolato: True Devotion
True Devotion is adequate, average, ultimately a bit dull, but Votolato’s persona is so fundamentally likeable that True Devotion’s banality is almost comforting.
Monday, January 4 2010
The William Blakes: Wayne Coyne
This Danish quartet still loves the '80s, but its sound ultimately falls flat.
Thursday, December 10 2009
Rihanna: Rated R
At the heart of Rated R lies a common misconception: that slower songs are more emotional and more powerful, that big ballads say more about a singer's soul than, say, an R&B club hit.
