Classic Album Review: Players Choice Jam Band | Big League Rocks
This came out in 2000 — or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
“Music and baseball; a...
Classic Album Review: Uz Jsme Doma | The Ears (Uši)
This came out in 2000 — or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
If The Residents and...
Classic Album Review: Jill Sobule | Pink Pearl
This came out in 2000 — or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
If you remember singer-songwriter...
Classic Album Review: Elliott Smith | Figure 8
This came out in 2000 — or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
“I’m a little like...
Classic Album Review: Asian Dub Foundation | Community Music
This came out in 2000 — or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
When these reggae-worshipping, house...
Classic Album Review: Chumbawamba | WYSIWYG
This came out in 2000 — or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
The title acronym stands,...
Classic Album Reviews: The Who / Small Faces / Humble Pie | BBC Sessions
This came out in 2000 — or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
If you’re a fan...
Steve Schmolaris’s Single Review: JayWood | Untitled (Swirl)
The hot sun surges above Jaywood on Untitled (Swirl). It casts a long shadow before him, a simulacrum of himself. He stares at it, considers it, mimics its movement,...
Next Week in Music | April 21-27 • The Short List: 33 Titles You...
Said it before. Saying it again: I can never remember if it's good things or bad ones that come in threes. Either way, here's the first third of your...
Next Week in Music | April 21-27 • The Short List: 33 Titles You...
Welcome to the middle of next week — musically speaking, of course. The A (to J) listers are one post up; the bottom (of the alphabet, anyway) feeders are...
Next Week in Music | April 21-27 • The Short List: 33 Titles You...
I hope it's a long weekend where you live. You're going to need it to get through all the great music heading your way next week — including new...
Next Week in Music | April 21-27 • The Long List: 510+ Releases On...
Happy Easter. I have neither chocolate nor dyed eggs for you; just a list of the 510-plus new albums, EPs, singles, box sets, compilations, anthologies, retrospectives, soundtracks, vinyl reissues...
Next Week in Music | April 21-27 • 3 New Books
And then there were three: Yep, three. There are only a trio of books arriving in the next seven days, and unless you're a fan of Arkells’ Max Kernan,...
Next Week in Music | April 21-27 • On TV
As usual, most of the big talkers are taking the week off for Easter. Also as usual, that heathen Jimmy Kimmel is the notable exception — so if you...
Steve Schmolaris’s Single Review: Anpod Giggy | Bass City Blues
Behold the brilliance of Bass City.
Though to live there is hard. Unless you have money, that is, then, as it would be in many cities, it's an easy and...