Alex Heigl is a writer and musician living in Brooklyn. His writing can be found at Nerve.com, and he plays bass in the Brother Reverend (http://www.brotherreverend.com). Follow him on Twitter @AlexHeigl.
Reviews
Monday, June 18 2012
Squarepusher: Ufabulum
Tom Jenkinson's not reinventing the wheel on his latest Squarepusher album, though that wheel does spin thrillingly on occasion.
Tuesday, May 1 2012
Rocky Votolato: Television of Saints
With such a copacetic approach to music-making, it's unlikely that Votolato will be doing anything but preaching to the converted for quite some time.
Wednesday, February 29 2012
Islands: A Sleep & A Forgetting
Islands have made their first "heartbreak" album, influenced by classic soul and doo-wop sounds.
Tuesday, February 28 2012
Galactic: Carnivale Electricos
Galactic's concept album about Carnivale is just that, for better or for worse.
Wednesday, February 8 2012
Die Antwoord: Ten$ion
Die Antwoord may be strange and engrossing, but are they making good music? Yes and no.
Blogs
Wednesday, February 27 2013
The 10 Best Tortoise Songs
Tortoise's music is nearly impossible to pin down. So, let's try to do just that, shall we?
Wednesday, January 9 2013
The 15 Best Tom Waits Songs
From apocalyptic blues boasts to backwoods chant-alongs, here are 15 songs that encapsulate Sir Tom's incredibly varied career.
Monday, April 23 2012
It Needed Doing: Levon Helm's Life in Music
The Band's Levon Helm represented a kind of musician increasingly rare in today's world -- unpretentious, dedicated, and motivated only by love.
Tuesday, February 28 2012
No Future: Punk's 2012 Nostalgia Trip
At the Drive-In and Refused are both reuniting for high-profile (and high-paycheck) shows in 2012. What does this say about their legacy, or punk rock in general?
Wednesday, January 25 2012
Wallflower: Etta James and Fame
Etta James was memorialized before she died, and it illustrates a new and common plight among older artists.
