Now Hear This: Cut Worms | Nobody Lives Here Anymore
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "The shopping malls have closed down, the dressing rooms are filled with ghosts, and the carousel is covered in cobwebs. Nobody Lives Here Anymore, the...
Now Hear This: Warzaw | Werewolves on Wheels
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Warzaw are a Norwegian heavy metal band formed in Trondheim, Norway in 2020. The band consists of experienced musicans in the Trondheim area who wanted...
Classic Album Review: The Mailman’s Children | Stranger Things
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):
FILE UNDER: Pop-rock with...
Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: The Animals | The Twain Shall Meet
I picked up a copy of The Animals’ 1968 album The Twain Shall Meet the other day. I guess, technically it's Eric Burdon & The Animals, and is the...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From June 4, 1999
Two decades ago, new albums from Pavement, Def Leppard, Ministry and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say about them back...
Classic Album Review: John Mellencamp | Cuttin’ Heads
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):
The first three songs...
Albums Of The Week: Crobot | Feel This
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Riff-monsters Crobot conjure up the kind of rock ’n’ roll that has grooves so powerful they throw you around the room, and hooks high enough...
Classic Album Review: Alice Cooper | The Eyes of Alice Cooper
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):
Let’s face it: By...
Now Hear This: Apollo | Fright Night EP
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The smashing debut of Berlin-based Apollo... Creeping out of the corpse of the Secret Cult of the Shit Missile.... Born from the inky residue that...
Album Of The Week: Black Crowes | Shake Your Money Maker 30th Anniversary
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Shake Your Money Maker was the multi-platinum debut by the seminal rock ’n’ roll band The Black Crowes. To celebrate its 30th anniversary, band founders...
Classic Album Review: Sky | Piece Of Paradise
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):
Some people wanna fill...
Classic Album Review: Jim White | No Such Place
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):
“I’m handcuffed to a...
Now Hear This: John Diva & the Rockets of Love | American Amadeus
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "John Diva & The Rockets Of Love, the dynamic, hugely talented young rock ’n’ roll quintet who definitively bring a massive breath of fresh air...
Bright Eyes | Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was
There's no point in coming back in a small way.
So, for their first Bright Eyes album in nearly a decade, the beloved Omaha indie trio of Conor Oberst, Mike...
Classic Album Review: Robert Palmer | Drive
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):
Fading Rock Star Cliche...
