Classic Album Review: Adam X | Wax Trax! MasterMix Vol. 2

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):   “Welcome to the world...

Classic Album Review: Sleater-Kinney | The Hot Rock

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):   With a title like...

Classic Album Review: Roadsaw | Nationwide

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):   Somewhere in their practice...

Classic Album Review: Kreidler | Appearance & The Park

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):   This electro-prog quartet from...

Classic Album Review: Fantastic Plastic Machine | Luxury

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):   I don’t know what...

Classic Album Review: The Go-Betweens | The Lost Album ’78-’79

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):   Having your folks show...

Albums Of The Week: Vial | Burnout

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Vial are a Minneapolis indie punk trio of best friends: Bassist Taylor Kraemer, guitarist KT Branscom, and drummer Katie Fischer. Vial have brought their genre-bending cascade...

Albums Of The Week: Sea Urchin | Destroy!

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Here are 10 facts about Sea Urchin and Destroy!, written by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Matthew Strickland: 1 | I’m from New Jersey, and that’s important to...

Albums Of The Week: Sonny Rollins | A Night At The Village Vanguard: The...

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Sonny Rollins’ A Night At The Village Vanguard: The Complete Masters resurrects and expands the legendary saxophonist’s tour-de-force live trio album. It marks the first...

Albums Of The Week: Sahra Halgan | Hiddo Dhawr

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Sahra Halgan is an iconic artist from Somaliland, a country in the Horn of Africa that has been independent since 1991, but not recognized by...

Albums Of The Week: Mario Lalli & The Rubber Snake Charmers | Folklore From...

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Rubber Snake Charmers are a new supergroup featuring desert rock legends Mario Lalli, Brant Bjork, Sean Wheeler and Ryan Güt. Their first release captures the band...

Albums Of The Week: A Perfect Circle, Primus & Puscifer | Sessanta E.P.P.P.

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Sessanta is a resurrection and expansion,of the 2014 L.A. event Cinquanta, which was originally a one-time-only celebration. Much like that fabled evening, which commemorated Maynard...

Albums Of The Week: Deep Purple | Machine Head Super Deluxe Edition

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Deep Purple unleashed one of the best guitar riffs since the invention of rock ’n’ roll in Smoke On The Water, a song dubbed the...

Albums Of The Week: Omar Souleyman | Erbil

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Erbil, the fifth studio album from international dabke singer par excellence Omar Souleyman, pays homage to the city in Iraq that offered him solace and...

Albums Of The Week: Chastity Belt | Live Laugh Love

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In their decade-plus together, the members of Chastity Belt  — Julia Shapiro (guitar, vocals), Lydia Lund (guitar, vocals), Gretchen Grimm (drums, vocals), and Annie Truscott...

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