Odd Future (OFWGKTA): The Odd Future Tape, Vol. 1 April 30, 2011These guys set it up from the very beginning that they aren’t out to make friends. They’re out...
The Streets: Computers and Blues April 26, 2011I remember the first time I heard The Streets. I was standing waiting to meet with someone at...
Maritime: Human Hearts April 26, 2011I don’t know what it’s called when one raises up on the high hat on the offbeat, but...
Foo Fighters: Wasting Light April 26, 2011It’s been a while since I’ve been a fan of Foo Fighters. Not because they’ve changed or lowered...
Uncle Gussy’s April 22, 2011I’m not sure what’s up with Greeks and their Uncles. In fact the whole uncle concept is kind...
Exit Through the Gift Shop April 12, 2011What is art anyway? And how and where do art and commerce intersect? I suppose these are the central questions in this mockumentary / social critique. The problem is, of
The Morning Benders: Big Echo April 9, 2011I honestly have no concept how this one ended up in my collection. I don’t at all recall...
Sing Sing Karaoke – St. Marks April 8, 2011I gotta say that I’m not usually a karaoke guy. In fact, the mere thought of karaoke makes...
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: Belong April 7, 2011Hey your Smashing Pumpkins is in my Cure. Hey your Cure is in my Love and Rockets. Hey...
The Strokes: Angles April 5, 2011I know there’s been Strokes backlash, and it’s now de rigueur to hate on privileged hipsters everywhere, but...
Peter Bjorn & John: Gimme Some April 5, 2011There’s no denying that Writer’s Block was a cool sounding album. There are some seriously excellent songs on...
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion April 3, 2011I keep finding all these albums produced by Steve Albini that I didn’t know or didn’t recall were...
The Smashing Pumpkins: Pisces Iscariot April 3, 2011Apparently this wasn’t a proper album, but rather one of those odds and sods things that bands tend...
