White Reaper: The World’s Best American Band
Like The Strokes in acid wash jeans, White Reaper tear it up on their latest album, keeping a weird hipster streak alive despite sounding like…
Garage Punk
Redd Kross: Neurotica
Man how I loved this album back in 1987 when it came out. It was fresh and fun and, best of all, it rocked. It’s…
The Cramps: Bad Music for Bad People
I had this tape back in junior high and I swear I just bought it because of the cover. I wanted a t-shirt of it…
White Reaper: White Reaper Does It Again
Punk rock, noise rock, whatever this is, I like it. It has that kind of garage rock 50s swing with a thick bassline and bonkers…
Mike Krol: Turkey
Jay Reatard may be gone but his spirit lives on in the disturbingly manic Mike Krol. Clocking in at a mere 18 minutes, his 10-track…
Jay Reatard: Matador Singles ’08
At first I felt kind of weird or bad listening to this guy. But by this, the third of his albums I purchased, I got…
Jay Reatard: Blood Visions
The cover of this album makes me gag a bit, but from the opening track when Jay’s fake Brit cartoonish voice and his $12 amp…