The 3Ds: Strange News from the Angels November 2, 2004Hey, look who came back with some actual songs in the queue! After practically disappearing just when they...
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...
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,...
Constantines: Shine a Light September 27, 2003Dude, Canada is the new Liverpool! Okay, Glass Tiger not withstanding, Canada has put out some good stuff...
British Sea Power: The Decline of British Sea Power September 10, 2003Thank god they didn’t name the band Italian Sea Power, cuz we all know where they ended up....
Guided by Voices: Universal Truths and Cycles June 19, 2003GBV has subtly moved back into a lo-fi groove. Granted, it’s not all tape hiss and broken songs,...
Guided by Voices: Do the Collapse May 22, 2003I must admit that I heard “Teenage FBI” on the radio about a week before this album came...
Guided by Voices: Isolation Drills April 4, 2003That’s a little more like it. After the debacle that was Do the Collapse, Isolation Drills gets back to...
Built to Spill: The Normal Years November 26, 2002This album is a beautiful mess. At least that’s what BTS would like you to believe. In the...
Koufax: Social Life October 23, 2002This, their second album, does away with the gimmicky garbage and brings a slimmer, more guitar-driven sound. They...
Broken Social Scene: You Forgot It In People October 16, 2002Let me start off by saying that opening tracks are somewhat important to me. I like to be...
Built to Spill: There’s Nothing Wrong with Love September 13, 2002“In the Morning,” the song that starts off this album, is just one of those great first tracks...
Modest Mouse: This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About July 27, 2002This is the first Modest Mouse album I heard, and is really their first proper album. So balls...
Silkworm: Italian Platinum June 11, 2002It’s as if nobody makes fuckin’ rock ‘n roll anymore. Okay, this isn’t a completely accurate statement, but...