Wednesday, January 19 2011

Robert Pollard: Space City Kicks

By Matthew Fiander

This album continues a now long and impressive run of solid records, but it might be remembered more as a curious companion piece to this classic GBV tour.

Wednesday, September 8 2010

Boston Spaceships: Our Cubehouse Still Rocks

By Zachary Houle

Our Cubehouse Still Rocks is a record of propulsion, something that can be defined not only in the fast-paced, fist-in-the-air anthems that Uncle Bob has penned for this album, but in the lyrical concerns as well.

Friday, July 23 2010

Losing My Religion: Revealing the Hollow Reality of Lo-Fi

By Joseph Fisher

This whole lo-fi thing, in its current form, is an affectation—a performance, a pose, the indie community’s response to “Vogue”. And this upcoming Guided By Voices tour will only enhance the performative aspects of the supposedly authentic aesthetic they have been championed for canonizing.

Monday, February 22 2010

The Devil Went Home and Puked: Robert Pollard’s Rock Show

By Jake Meaney

Sorry Guided By Voices fans, but there's no nice way to put it: this tedious, bewildering, and often unwatchable collage of rare home video footage of Dayton's favorite indie rock heroes is just flat out terrible.

Friday, September 25 2009

Times New Viking: Born Again Revisited

By Kieran Curran

From Columbus, Ohio ("where people drink beer and smoke cigarettes"), Times New Viking continue the war against fidelity on their fourth album.

Monday, July 16 2007

Robert Pollard: Crickets

By Matthew Fiander

In typical Pollard fashion, Crickets is overstuffed with filler, but sifting through the mess will yield some classic tracks, and even a few lesser-known gems.

Friday, December 9 2005

Guided By Voices: The Electrifying Conclusion [DVD]

By Josh Berquist

Guided By Voices say goodbye with a four-hour finale full of fans, friends, and inebriation.

Tuesday, December 21 2004

Guided By Voices

By Adam Williams

Drunken revelry, a brewery's worth of beer, and a solemn so-long to my crazed, party crashing uncle.

Tuesday, September 14 2004

Guided by Voices: Half Smiles of the Decomposed

By Dave Heaton

Half Smiles of the Decomposed feels like Pollard making peace with GBV’s legacy and taking steps in the direction of progress and reinvention.

Friday, January 16 2004

Guided By Voices: Hardcore UFOs: Revelations, Epiphanies and Fast Food in the Western Hemisphere

By Dave Heaton