Beck: Odelay January 11, 2015The first time I heard this album was at a friend’s house in New Jersey. It was during...
Artificial Joy Club: Melt January 8, 2015Another from the Interscope trash heap, I picked this one up years ago and really hadn’t listened to...
TV on the Radio: Nine Types of Light June 6, 2011It took me quite a while to get into this band. Despite having almost too much indie and...
Ron Sexsmith: Ron Sexsmith August 21, 2010I’ve always loved this guy’s voice. I think I picked up a couple of his CDs back in...
Eminem: Encore February 14, 2010Where did this weird accent come from? On the second track, “Evil Deeds,” Eminem all of sudden has...
Beck: Guero June 23, 2006I can’t remember when it was I really stopped caring about Beck. I think it was after Midnite...
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Fever to Tell February 28, 2005Didn’t your mother ever tell you it’s not nice to sneer? I mean Miss Polly Jean Harvey wouldn’t...
…And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead: Worlds Apart January 26, 2005Hey, fuck you man! So starts the third track on Worlds Apart. I know this album got slammed...
2Pac: Me Against the World November 12, 2004Is it just me or does every 2Pac song sound exactly the same? Something about the step-slide-step beat,...
2Pac: 2Pacalypse Now November 7, 2004I guess in retrospect it’s nice to hear rap that isn’t about bling and rims. Granted, 2Pac is...
The Black Eyed Peas: Elephunk June 25, 2003Where are the P.C. Police when you need them? “Let’s Get Retarded” is one of the danceable, pop...
…And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead: The Secret of Elena’s Tomb March 26, 2003A softer, gentler Trail of Dead? God help us all. Lord knows what this means for the future...
50 Cent: Get Rich or Die Tryin’ February 7, 2003I gotta admit that I really don’t get this stuff. I mean the guy had like one good...
Eminem: The Eminem Show May 27, 2002It’s all a matter of perspective. Is this guy the great white hope, or just a total clown?...
…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...
