Albums Of The Week: The Casual Dots | Sanguine Truth + Casual Dots
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Casual Dots are a trio formed in Washington, D.C., in 2002, featuring Christina Billotte (Slant 6, Quixotic, Autoclave) on vocals and guitar, Kathi Wilcox...
Buffalo Summer | Desolation Blue
THE PRESS RELEASE: "South Welsh rockers Buffalo Summer release their third-and-monumental-album Desolation Blue. With their unique air of mystery and magic enveloped by some of the warmest and most...
The Sinclairs | Sparkle
Can you have a supergroup of two? Well, when one of them is original Damned drummer Rat Scabies, why the hell not? The OG punk percussionist teams up with...
Classic Album Review: Leonard Cohen | Ten New Songs
This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Ten new songs? For...
Albums Of The Week: Peter Doherty & Frédéric Lo | The Fantasy Life of...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Peter Doherty & Frédéric Lo’s album The Fantasy Life of Poetry & Crime is another piece de resistance from this constantly evolving and challenging Libertines...
Classic DVD Review: Johnny Thunders | Live: In Cold Blood
This came out in 2002 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Johnny Thunders junkies have...
Classic Album Review: The Flashing Lights | Sweet Release
This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
From the very first...
Indie Roundup | 21 Tracks To Improve Your Thursday
Black Ink River look to the sky, Figure Walking share their last dollar, Jimkata come and go, Crystal Spiders get caught in their own web and more in your...
The Hold Steady | Thrashing Thru the Passion
WHO ARE THEY? Your cool uncle's favourite band — and arguably America's last great guitar-rock group. Naturally, they live in Brooklyn. Just as naturally, they're originally from the Midwest —...
Dirty Streets | Rough and Tumble
Some things are just impossible.
For instance: As the press release below posits, I defy anyone to listen to Memphis power trio Dirty Streets without hearing echoes of Steve Marriott...
Laura Jane Grace & The Devouring Mothers | Bought to Rot
You know what they say: Wherever you go, there you are. But if you're Laura Jane Grace, you're not there alone. Quite the opposite, in fact: You're constantly hounded...
Chris Robinson Brotherhood | Servants of the Sun
WHO ARE THEY? The psychedelic California hippie-rock jammers led by the former (and possibly future) Black Crowes frontman and former (but unlikely to be future) husband of Kate Hudson.
WHAT...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From Sept. 1, 2000
Two decades ago, albums from The Band, Motörhead, Shellac and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say about them back then...
20 Questions With The Inferno Doll
Laura Inferno Vargas is the mastermind behind The Inferno Doll. Inspired by horror movies, gothic literature, the legend of Dracula, and bands like Devil Doll and Theatres Des Vampires,...
Next Week in Music | May 10-16 • The Short List: 6 Titles You...
St. Vincent celebrates Father's Day early, The Black Keys get the blues, Paul Weller pops up for the second time in a year, Juliana Hatfield sees red, Sons Of...
