Fishbone: Truth and Soul July 21, 2021There was a hecticness to Los Angeles music in the late 80s. It’s a distinction without a definition,...
In Defense of: OMC’s “How Bizarre” July 18, 2021This one is for Ms. Hipster. “How Bizarre” was a song we derided for years since its 1995...
Modest Mouse: The Golden Casket July 4, 2021Modest Mouse’s music has always been a bit of a sideshow for the past twenty five years. They’re...
Single Mothers: Negative Qualities June 25, 2021Play it fast and loud. That’s the way Single Mothers roll on their 2014 debut album, Negative Qualities....
Origami Angel: Gami Gang June 9, 2021Is it okay if a band calls itself emo? I mean there was a time when bands bristled...
Fake Fruit: Fake Fruit May 19, 2021Each time I fire this Fake Fruit album up I know I’m hearing something familiar. But I can’t...
Wurld Series: What’s Growing April 14, 2021There have been a lot of Pavement acolytes over the years. But from note one, it’s obvious that...
Maggie’s Dream: Maggie’s Dream March 25, 2021Look, man, I didn’t know the lead singer of Maggie’s Dream was a former Menudo member when I...
Cloud Nothings: The Shadow I Remember March 11, 2021I feel like there’s not enough hecticness in music today. Chaos? I’m not sure what the right word...
TV Priest: Uppers February 28, 2021The first thing one notices on TV Priest’s Uppers is the production quality. Something about it makes it...
Kiwi Jr.: Cooler Returns February 16, 2021Imagine if Pavement and a Wes Anderson movie had a baby and you might have an idea of...
Madlib: Sound Ancestors February 8, 2021Admittedly I know next to nothing about electronic (electronica?) music. In fact, I’m not even sure what constitutes...
Cowboy Junkies: The Trinity Session February 6, 2021What a weird album for a 16-year-old guy to own. Cowboy Junkies are not exactly punk. They’re not...
The Dirty Nil: Fuck Art January 26, 2021I’m thinking that at some level this is the band that Weezer thinks it is. This kind of...
Porridge Radio: Every Bad January 14, 2021I’m not gonna lie, I kind of hate the name of this band. Porridge Radio is objectively bad....
IDLES: Ultra Mono January 2, 2021This album is not a mellow hang. I suppose that should be obvious based on the album artwork...
Open Mike Eagle: Anime, Trauma and Divorce December 7, 2020I’ve been doing very few hip hop reviews of late. It’s not as if I’m not exposed to...
Austin Lucas: Alive In the Hot Zone December 1, 2020Oh, country music. Rock ‘n’ roll’s fickle cousin. It’s not a genre with which I’m particularly acquainted. But...
