Albums Of The Week: Tigers On Opium | 503.420.6669.Vol.two
“Press 3 if you're looking for the booger sugar.” Or just press play if you're looking for a solid hit of smoky, sludgy stoner-rock. Either way, you can't lose.
THE...
Classic Album Review: Tim Buckley | Morning Glory: The Anthology
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):
People know Tim Buckley’s...
Albums Of The Week: Broken Social Scene | Old Dead Young: B-Sides & Rarities
B-Sides, shmee sides. Don't let that subtitle deter you — yes, this is a compilation of musical orphans from beloved Toronto indie-rock collective Broken Social Scene. But this is...
Classic Album Review: Today is the Day | Sadness Will Prevail
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):
Every band needs a...
Albums Of The Week: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | B-Sides & Rarities...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ B-Sides & Rarities Part II — the followup to 2005’s B-Sides & Rarities — was compiled by Cave and...
Albums Of The Week: Goodbye Honolulu | Goodbye Honolulu
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Goodbye Honolulu’s self-titled debut album blurs the lines between power-pop, country, hip hop, lo-fi, garage rock, psychedelia and more. To create the diverse collection of...
Albums Of The Week: Amyl And The Sniffers | Comfort to Me
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Comfort To Me is the second album from Amyl And The Sniffers, the Melbourne, Australia rock band fronted by Amy Taylor. She and her bandmates...
Do Nothing | Zero Dollar Bill
THE PRESS RELEASE: "Nottingham's Do Nothing are childhood friends vocalist Chris Bailey, guitarist Kasper Sandstrom, bassist Charles Howarth and Andrew Harrison on drums. Their Zero Dollar Bill EP muses...
Lilly Hiatt | Walking Proof
THE PRESS RELEASE: "Lilly Hiatt felt lost. She’d just returned home from the better part of a year on tour in support of her acclaimed third album, Trinity Lane,...
Classic Album Review: Sade | Lovers Live
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):
Some bands need explosions,...
Albums Of The Week: Vial | Loudmouth
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Vial are the people you don’t want to piss off, sick to their stomachs of churned-out, run-of-the-mill, ‘bratty, bitchy, money hungry’ punk bands, and are...
Classic Album Review: Concrete Blonde | Group Therapy
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):
Reunion albums tend to...
Datura4 | West Coast Highway Cosmic
Everybody loves a summer road trip. Of course, you can probably add that to the list of things you won't be doing anytime soon. But hey, you can still...
Classic Album Review: Billy Idol | Greatest Hits
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 good: This 16-track...
We Versus The Shark | Goodbye Guitar
If you're lucky enough to get a do-over — even a severely belated one — make the most of it. These Athens indie-rockers clearly have. More than a decade...
