Sunday, January 1 1995
The Mercury Program: All the Suits Began to Fall Off
The stock is rising for The Mercury Program no doubt. This Floridian quartet has managed to do something very few bands in its class have…
u-Ziq, Royal Astronomy
Mike Paradinas (a.k.a. µ-Ziq) delivers his first set since 1997’s Lunatic Harness with the staggeringly amazing Royal Astronomy. A tour with Björk renewed Paradinas’ interest…
Monster Magnet: God Says No
Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey, Dave Wyndorf and company concoct gloriously big, dumb teen stoner anthems with little more than a dream and a…
Matt Pond PA: Measure
Philadelphia band, Matt Pond PA creates delicate, soft-spoken music that possibly can only be described as “beautiful.” The name is pretty self-explanatory: band lead by…
Minibar: Road Movies
There are certain things that make spaces feel homier: your favorite blanket slung over the couch, childhood photos propped in frames, a calendar scrawled with…
The Moto-Litas: For the Greater Good
It sounded like a good idea to Mary and Courtney and Erin and Stacy: let’s start a band! After all, we all listen to good…
The Microphones: It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water
Listening to the Microphones latest release, It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water, is much like the sensation of looking at visual works by…
The Masters Of The Hemisphere
Athens, Georgia boy pop combo the Masters of the Hemisphere are youngsters for sure, but its members are veterans of more than 30 bands and…
Medeski, Martin and Wood, Last Chance to Dance Trance (Perhaps): Best of (1991-1996)
Until now, I’ve never been entirely sure whether or not I liked Medeski, Martin and Wood. Perhaps I’ve heard them dismissed one time too many…
Molly Hatchet: Live at the Agora Ballroom Atlanta, Georgia, April 20, 1979
When the smoke clears after rock ‘n’ roll dies for the final time, a select few artists will forever stand high above the hordes of…
Make Lisa Rich: Another Venus
Naming everyone from Tommy James to Nirvana as an influence, Boston’s Make Lisa Rich hype themselves as the torch-bearers of power-pop. The songs on the…
The Makers: Rock Star God
The Makers have already had their ripple in the independent press. The band has had perhaps the biggest controversy that one could have at this…
Reba McEntire: So Good Together
Only the first name appears on the front cover. That Elvis-inspired conceit reflects the beautifully homely singularity of McEntire’s Christian name, of course, but also…
Joni Mitchell: Both Sides Now
Alternately gorgeous and over-the-top, the album is unlikely to win Mitchell new fans among young listeners.
The Mr. T Experience: Alcatraz | PopMatters Music Review
Me and Dr. Frank, we have a history. Back in 1994-1995 (or thereabouts), the Mr. T Experience (or, if you prefer, MTX) owned my heart.…
Masters of Reality: Welcome to the Western Lodge
Welcome to the Western Lodge, the fourth release by the off-kilter rock band Masters of Reality, is one of those albums that reminds record reviewers…
33.3; Mogwai, Come on Die Young
Mogwai Come on Die Young(Matador) by Sarah ZupkoPopMatters Editor & Publisher mogwai-33.jpg More often than not, instrumental rock is not terribly interesting—some hideous 70s prog-rock…
Motorhead: We Are Motorhead / The Best Of
You can’t depend on justice, you can’t depend on your woman, and you can’t depend on that beat piece of shit you call a car…
Mest: Wasting Time
Brace yourself for a peppy punk rock record destined to satisfy the taste buds of high school aged rock fans across America. Mest’s lyrics are…
Jason Moran: Facing Left
I’m ready to follow the pianist Jason Moran into the promised land. Facing Left, Moran’s intellectually challenging and musically adventurous sophomore album is jazz at…
