Features
Friday, November 12 2010
Totally Nude Island: An Interview with Fred Schneider
After the B-52's passed on a holiday album several times over, Fred Schneider took matters into his own hands, recording an album with his new group, the Superions. Schneider opines recording an EP in a bathroom, wondered who the Flight of the Conchords are, and worked to dispel rumors that he threw a ham at Paula Deen.
Reviews
Thursday, November 11 2010
Alloy Ark: To, the Bottom of the Sea
The piano and unexpected rhythms give an almost vaudevillian feel, and keep the album from sounding like Kindercore-by-numbers.
Monday, November 8 2010
The Farewell Drifters: Yellow Tag Mondays
These guys don't do angst, and they don't wear overalls.
Sunday, September 19 2010
Jesse Harris: Through the Night
The through-line of Through the Night seems to be a pared-down, unfussy approach to music that clearly comes from the heart.
Monday, September 13 2010
A.R.E Weapons: Darker Blue
With a smidgen less cockiness and a little more skill under their belts, NYC electro-punks are still kind of awesome.
Wednesday, August 25 2010
The Hot Toddies: Get Your Heart On
It's as if Darla and the other girls on The Little Rascals grew up, moved to Malibu and developed an enthusiastic taste for guitars and Guinness.
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Tracey Thorn - "Oh, the Divorces!" (video) (Mixed Media) [22.Apr.10]
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The Gun Club - "Run Through the Jungle" (Sound Affects) [26.Oct.09]
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Pariah Piranha - People People (new album / MP3) (Mixed Media) [11.Sep.09]
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Scabby Witches from Glasgow: Strawberry Switchblade (Sound Affects) [20.Aug.09]
