Classic Album Review: Liars | They Were Wrong, So We Drowned

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   I have read reviews...

Classic Album Review: The Walkmen | Bows & Arrows

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Choppy guitars. Gritty walkie-talkie...

Classic Album Review: The Mountain Goats | We Shall All be Healed

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Before Mountain Goats singer-songwriter...

Classic Album Review: Great Big Sea | Something Beautiful

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   “It’s all brand-new,” claim...

Albums Of The Week: Choncy | 20X Multiplier

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “From the foxhole of the Rust Belt, Choncy flesh out a frenzied, multifaceted approach to punk with their sophomore album 20X Multiplier. The Cincinnati four-piece...

Classic Album Review: The Get Up Kids | Guilt Show

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Maybe it’s about time...

Classic Album Review: Various Artists | JamGrass: A Phish Tribute

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   I know what you’re...

Classic Album Review: T-Model Ford | You Better Keep Still

This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   At 77, Mississippi bluesman...

Classic Album Review: Suiciety | The Pan Fry Method

This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   HOME BASE: South of...

Classic Album Review: Elvis Costello With Burt Bacharach | Painted From Memory

This came out in 1998 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Plenty of fans are...

Albums Of The Week: The Jesus And Mary Chain | Glasgow Eyes

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Marking 40 years of The Jesus And Mary Chain, Glasgow Eyes was recorded at Mogwai’s Castle of Doom studio in Glasgow — where Jim and...

Classic Album Review: TLC | Fan Mail

This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Call this one CrazierSexierCooler. Five...

Albums Of The Week: The Rolling Stones | Live At The Wiltern

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “One of the greatest box-office successes of 2002-’03, with 117 shows grossing over $300 million, The Rolling Stones’ Licks World Tour — in support of...

Classic Album Review: Challenger | Give The People What They Want In Lethal Doses

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   The second-most impressive thing...

Thunder Pie | Rat-P.

Set back from the road, there’s this banged-up graveyard down the valley not too far from me. That’s where I will be buried when I die. It is neither...

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