Das EFX: Dead Serious April 7, 2002Triggity triggity trendy like the CD in sale bin, I rap like Porky Pig and we’re a bunch...
The Beatnuts: Intoxicated Demons April 6, 2002This EP reminds me of a warm (yes I said warm) day in Syracuse, New York. Hanging on the...
McLusky: McLusky Do Dallas April 2, 2002McLusky fuckin’ rock! Really, they do. All frat boy outbursts aside, McLusky is like a Welsh Nirvana with...
Dashboard Confessional: The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most March 20, 2002Is it possible this album is even cheesier than the first? “Nobody cares!” whines Carrabba on the first...
The Cure: Boys Don’t Cry March 18, 2002It’s like punk turned on its ear. I guess it’s post-punk. It’s spare and dark and claustrophobic in...
Beulah: Handsome Western States March 11, 2002I had a bootleg copy of this wonderful album for a long time before finally getting a real...
The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds March 11, 2002This is the grandaddy of the alternative rock albums. Yes, Brian Wilson probably didn’t realize it at the...
Beulah: When Your Heartstrings Break March 9, 2002They were Pavement. Now they’re Beulah. Starting with track one, “Score from Augusta,” you know you’re in for...
Dashboard Confessional: So Impossible ep March 6, 2002There are some seriously cringe-worthy lyrics on this combination ep. I believe he asks the deep question, “So,...
…And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead: Source Tags & Codes February 27, 2002If you’ve ever seen the Richard Linklater film Slacker, you’d think everyone from Austin was a wandering zombie...
Brendan Benson: Lapalco February 27, 2002Does the world need another lovelorn singer/songwriter? I don’t know, but if they all wrote such catchy pop,...
Daddy Freddy: Stress February 24, 2002I think this guy was in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s fastest rapper (although...
Bad Brains: The Youth Are Getting Restless February 15, 2002I thought I’d be cool back in high school and buy a Bad Brains album, but so far...
Mates of State: Our Constant Concern January 23, 2002The one issue with two person groups, especially when one is a keyboardist, is that songs often end...
Guided by Voices: Propeller January 15, 2002Sigh. This is going to be a pretty crazy undertaking, going through GBV’s entire discography (or at least...
Ice Cube: Kill at Will January 8, 2002Just a nice slice of pissed off between major albums; this thing packs a real punch. Cube takes...
The Cure: Pornography December 14, 2001When was it considered okay to only have eight tracks on an album? Today that’s called an EP,...
Ice Cube: Lethal Injection December 7, 2001So this album starts off with a skit where Cube apparently shoots an innocent white guy at a...