The Killers: Hot Fuss November 28, 2022I was at work the first time I heard Hot Fuss. That work just happened to be at...
Talking Heads: Little Creatures April 13, 2022Where does one start forming musical taste? Or, I suppose, when does one begin forming musical taste? Actually,...
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
The Cars: Heartbeat City January 17, 2015This is the first CD we ever bought. I say “we” because it was actually purchased by my...
Blondie: The Best of Blondie January 12, 2015I can’t help but feel the nostalgia rush over me as soon as this album starts up. I...
Television Personalities: Part Time Punks December 4, 2009If The Young Ones had a band (or did they?) this would be it. Recorded with the pocket...
Elvis Costello: Armed Forces May 18, 2004The difference between this and his two earlier albums is immediately obvious. Sick of being the bratty punk...
Elvis Costello: This Year’s Model March 17, 2004It almost feels like someone hit the 75RPM switch on the record player on this LP right out...
The Police: Zenyatta Mondatta February 1, 2004There we go. Let’s put Reggatta behind us and get down to business. We’re no longer the punk...
The Police: Ghost in the Machine October 31, 2003This is The Police’s Use Your Illusion (Outlandos being their Appetite for Destruction and Zenyatta their Lies) as...
The Cure: Mixed Up October 19, 2002I generally hate remix albums. I mean if the thing sucked so bad to begin with, why do...
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...
