INXS: Listen Like Thieves March 10, 2020Like almost everyone else who first came across this band, I thought they were called “Inks.” To be fair, though, my seventh grade brain hadn’t fully formed when I saw
Action Bronson: Mr. Wonderful April 2, 2015The man is like the Chris Farley of rap. On second thought he’s more like the John Belushi of...
Death Cab for Cutie: Narrow Stairs January 25, 2015Yet another shift for these guys seemed inevitable after the general malaise of “Plans.” If they got any...
Death Cab for Cutie: Codes and Keys January 25, 2015It’s hard for me to figure out exactly when Death Cab achieved old guy indie hipster status. Call...
Big Wreck: In Loving Memory of. . . January 11, 2015Another CD handed down from the shitstack gods. I seem to recall at least two of these tracks being...
Baby Chaos: Love Your Self Abuse January 11, 2015Man, I have no idea where this one came from–although I wish it would go back. Baby Chaos?...
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...
Gnarls Barkley: The Odd Couple June 22, 2008Gnarls Barkley is one of those side projects that on first listen sounds new and fresh and groundbreaking...
Stone Temple Pilots: Purple February 15, 2008This thing got so damaged in college, that I’ve been unable to play it or rip it to...
Stone Temple Pilots: Core February 3, 2008The minute the first chord burst forth on “Dead and Bloated,” we knew we were in the height...
Death Cab for Cutie: Plans September 12, 2005What would they do as a follow-up? Popular indie bands moving to major labels after whoring themselves out...
Stone Temple Pilots: No. 4 February 28, 2005What a title! Yes, it is STP’s fourth album. I skipped that Tiny Music thing (I think that’s...
Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes March 10, 2004Oh boy, I know I’m gonna get crap for this one. Making sense of Tori Amos’ little piano-side...
Bad Religion: Stranger than Fiction April 30, 2002The fist thing I noticed about this album is the production quality–it doesn’t sound like it was recorded in...
Bad Religion: Recipe for Hate September 21, 2001I actually had a crappy advance tape version of this album before buying the CD used from Moby...
