Shoegaze, Virginia Woolf, and Dissolute Structures
As with shoegaze’s crescendoing textures, there’s a sheer force of sensory feeling in Virginia Woolf’s verisimilitude.
The Jesus and Mary Chain
The Jesus and Mary Chain Become Self-Referential
On Glasgow Eyes, the Jesus and Mary Chain are comfortable settling in and stretching out a bit. They will never not be cool—just maybe not required listening.
10 Essential Shoegaze Albums That Aren’t ‘Loveless’
Despite all the criticism and perhaps unworthy purple praise, there remains virtually a whole shoegaze movement that people ignore outside of its pink, hazy zenith.
12 Essential 1980s Alternative Rock Albums
PopMatters' '80s alt-rock primer spotlights the essential alternative rock albums from the broad genre's rich and diverse early years.
The Jesus and Mary Chain: Live at Barrowlands
Live at Barrowlands is as much a kick to the groin as Psychocandy was on its release three decades ago.
Makes You Want to Feel: The Jesus and Mary Chain’s “Head On”
Though not from the Mary Chain's most acclaimed album, 1989's "Head On" is one of the band's better offerings, a classic example of how the proper amount of attitude can elevate a song.