Sunday, January 1 1995
Popland: Action!
Reviewing your friends’ and acquaintences’ CDs is often a tricky thing. It’s great when their disc turns out to be a wonderful event, but other…
William Parker Trio: Painter’s Spring
Bassist William Parker has become a legendary figure in certain jazz circles. He’s been a major player in the New York jazz scene since 1972…
Phish: Farmhouse
Fans of Phish rush to the store, wait sometimes hours in line for the stroke of midnight, and hope Phish’s latest studio album will live…
The Push Kings, Far Places
Far Places is consistently superb throughout—virtually any of these songs is strong enough to be a single.
Poster Children, New World Record
Long-time college radio faves from Champaign, the Poster Children have returned to their indie roots at last, and so perhaps, for them, it is a…
Puddle of Mudd: Come Clean
ONE Album of the year, my friends (not by Billboards standards. Mine). If you are enjoying the recent explosion of heavy alternative rock, like Staind,…
Philosopher’s Stone, Apparatus
Drones and samples abound on Apparatus, the second album recorded by Gareth Mitchell under the name Philosopher’s Stone. The sounds are mostly guitar based and…
P.O.D.: Brown
P.O.D. has had an amazing run of success over the last year, thanks to their Atlantic Records contract, which spawned the album The Fundamental Elements…
Phase Selector Sound: Disassemble Dub
Oh yeah—this ain’t your parents’ dub! Taking cues from forefathers like King Tubby and Horace Andy, the duo of Joshua Elrod and Craig Allen present…
Augustus Pablo: The Great Pablo: A Reggae Pioneer’s Finest Recordings
By the time of his death last year at the age of 46, Augustus Pablo (born Horace Swaby) had attained global recognition as one of…
Outrider: All in a Hard Day’s Work
The question has, of course, been posed, and just about everywhere, as it would seem: does real rock and roll exist? There’s not an easy…
Oleander: Unwind
As a new major label rock act given the opportunity to record and release a second album, Sacramento-based Oleander is something of a rarity these…
Odetta: Blues Everywhere I Go | PopMatters Music Review
Odetta is one of those older blues women who get a ridiculous amount of press over their concert events or albums, and come through with…
The Olivia Tremor Control: Presents: Singles and Beyond
The cult of Brian Wilson is growing every day, and, like the rest of the Elephant 6 bands, The Olivia Tremor Control can definitely be…
Old Time Relijun: La Sirena de Pecera
The scene: a smoky, hole-in-the-wall bar on the Mexican border, 2 pm. A wasted gringo is backed by a 60-year old mariachi band. They play…
Kevin O’Donnell’s Quality Six: Control Freak
They call it the “Kansas City swing”. I call it “The Big Groove”. Drummer Kevin O’Donnell has returned with his Quality Six. Together, they have…
Orso: Long Time By
The horse is divided into sections. A portion of the body appears to have been sketched with crayon, another with magic marker, while the head…
Overkill: Bloodletting
So this metal band Overkill has a new album out. Remember them from, like, 1986? Yeah, well those same dudes are back and their latest…
Patrick O’Donnell: Limbo
Skoda Records—and its founder Patrick O’Donnell—deserve praise for giving the indie-rock community a chance to hear the psycho freakout Czech band Uz Jzme Dona (think…
Sinead O’Connor: Faith and Courage
Can you remember your first Sinead O’Connor moment? Most people can. Reactions generally fell into two camps—thunderous outrage (Who does this poseur think she is?)…
