Thunder Pie | Tranquilaria: Mental Health Mini-Essays
The High Cost of Wiping Out All the Dugout Smokers
Back in the 1970s and the 1980s, which is where I come from, no one gave a shit about your...
Classic Album Review: Gob | How Far Shallow Takes You
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):
So far, being shallow...
Classic Album Review: Reveille | Laced
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):
It rhymes with ‘heavily’...
Classic Album Review: Limblifter | I/O
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):
Over the past eight...
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...
Albums Of The Week: Emma Anderson | Pearlies
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “One of the most underrated British songwriters to emerge from the era that encompassed shoegaze and Britpop, Lush co-founder Emma Anderson has teamed up with...
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...
Classic Album Review: Mike Trike | Apartment 18
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):
We've all have heard...
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: Elf Power | Walking With the Beggar Boys
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):
Emphasis on the power.
For...
Classic Album Review: The Roots | The Legendary
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):
Plenty of hip-hop artists...
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 DVD Review: Cat Stevens | Majikat: Earth Tour 1976
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):
Now I understand why...
Thunder Pie | Our Dead Name
“There is something seriously, terribly wrong with a person if they manage to get to a certain age — cross a lot of bridges; bury a lot of friends...
Classic Album Review: Britta Phillips & Dean Wareham | Sonic Souvenirs
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):
If you’re like me,...
