Karate: Pockets September 21, 2004Two albums removed from their coming out party as a jazz band, these guys have brought in the...
Radio 4: Stealing of a Nation September 8, 2004I’m not really sure what happened to these guys. Some might say that nothing happened to them and...
Len: You Can’t Stop the Bum Rush July 11, 2004Remember Len? Remember that “Steal My Sunshine” song? Of course you do. Remember their follow-up? Sure you do....
Elvis Costello: Trust June 13, 2004There’s something about an Elvis Costello album that just sounds so damn good. The production is always so...
A.C. Newman: The Slow Wonder June 9, 2004Is it my imagination or are the Canadians slowly becoming the new Brits? For years we have laughed...
Alice In Chains: Jar of Flies May 28, 2004Ah, you gotta love any album that starts with the talk box. The first of Alice in Chains...
Ben Lee: Something to Remember Me By May 20, 2004This, Ben Lee’s second proper solo album, was recorded when he would have been like a junior or...
Elvis Costello: Armed Forces May 18, 2004The difference between this and his two earlier albums is immediately obvious. Sick of being the bratty punk...
Autopilot Off: Make a Sound April 14, 2004The dudes from this band are nice guys, so I feel a little bad talking shit about their...
Ben Kweller: On My Way April 7, 2004Judging by the album cover, this guy is like fifteen years old. Of course anyone under 25 looks...
Modest Mouse: Good News for People Who Love Bad News April 7, 2004It’s as if the Talking Heads and Tom Waits got together at a hash party with your redneck...
Archers of Loaf: The Speed of Cattle April 5, 2004Usually collections of B-sides, outtakes, etc. are hit-or-miss. I love the song “What Did You Expect?” and “Ethel...
Archers of Loaf: White Trash Heroes April 1, 2004They ain’t brash no more. They’re road weary and beaten down. They’ve had too much booze and too...
Archers of Loaf: Vs. The Greatest of All Time EP March 30, 2004EPs are tough. It’s like just when you’re getting into them, they end. Also, in the days before...
Archers of Loaf: Vee Vee March 25, 2004Building on the shredding noise that was their debut, Icky Mettle, Vee Vee incurs the same fits of...
Archers of Loaf: Icky Mettle March 20, 2004If I could start off every mix I ever make with “Web in Front” I’d be a happy...
Elvis Costello: This Year’s Model March 17, 2004It almost feels like someone hit the 75RPM switch on the record player on this LP right out...
Archers of Loaf: All the Nations Airports March 15, 2004It’s obvious the boys at the record label sat these guys down and told them to rein it in,...