Classic Album Review: Blind Guardian | Nightfall In Middle Earth
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):
Four words you don't...
Classic Album Review: Nevermore | Dreaming Neon Black
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):
As bleak as a...
Classic Album Review: Kid Silver | Dead City Sunbeams
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):
Dear diary: I had...
The Grindhouse | High On Fire, Yesterday’s Hero, Frogg & More New Abominations
When people ask about my worst interviews, one name that always springs to mind is Dave Lombardo. Back when he was in Slayer, their label wanted me to talk...
Albums Of The Week: Les Amazones d’Afrique | Musow Danse
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The all-female African supergroup Les Amazones d’Afrique, a collective that has included some of the biggest stars in African music, make a triumphant return with...
Albums Of The Week: Nouvelle Vague | Should I Stay or Should I Go?
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Nouvelle Vague, the renowned bossa nova project founded by Marc Collin and the late Olivier Libaux in 2003, have become a musical phenomenon over the...
Albums Of The Week: William Doyle | Springs Eternal
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Serving up art-pop for the anthropocene, Springs Eternal is Mercury-nominated, critically acclaimed artist William Doyle’s most ambitious and most playful creation to date. Taking a...
Albums Of The Week: Lime Garden | One More Thing
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Lime Garden are a Brighton four-piece — friends whose coming-of-age indie-rock songwriting jumps over genre boundaries to create a sound that is uplifting yet somehow...
Albums Of The Week: States Of Nature | Brighter Than Before
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Brighter Than Before, the new full-length album from Oakland’s States of Nature, features 10 songs that blend elements of post-hardcore, psych, garage, and straight up...
Albums Of The Week: Pet Needs | Intermittent Fast Living
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Intermittent Fast Living is the third album from Pet Needs — and a vivid portrait of a band riding high on the rollercoaster that is...
Albums Of The Week: The Jack Rubies | Clocks Are Out Of Time
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Clocks Are Out Of Time is the first new album from reunited English C86/post-punk veterans The Jack Rubies in over 30 years. They return with...
Albums Of The Week: Omni | Souvenir
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The music of Atlanta trio Omni has always swung fast and hit hard. And Souvenir, their fourth album and second for Sub Pop, packs their...
Albums Of The Week: Crawlers | The Mess We Seem To Make
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “To become a great rock band, you often need to begin with a certain alchemy. There needs to be talent, determination, a solid friendship which...
Albums Of The Week: Friko | Where We’ve Been, Where We Go From Here
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “An essential new addition to Chicago’s long lineage of forward-thinking indie rock, Friko — singer-guitarist Niko Kapetan and drummer Bailey Minzenberger — transform every song...
Albums Of The Week: Levitation Room | Strange Weather
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “East Los Angeles quartet Levitation Room’s floaty, cosmic songs are always a trip. Since forming nearly a decade ago, they've self-produced dizzying, otherworldly music that's...
