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...
Dogleg: Melee March 31, 2020I seem to complain constantly about the lack of energy in modern rock music. The lack of drive and, quite frankly, anger. After all, that's why the youth start rock bands
No Age: Snares Like a Haircut March 11, 2019I’ve been less than kind in my past mentions of No Age. I’ve blamed them for the drowned-in-fuzz...
The Dirty Nil: Minimum R&B July 19, 2017This is the shit that makes me angry about modern “rock” music. Angry that all that alt-folk, drowned-in-reverb...
The Dirty Nil: Higher Power March 9, 2016I’ve been listening to this Dirty Nil album on repeat for weeks now. And in this day and...
Wavves: V October 16, 2015Admittedly I miss bands every once in a while. Ok, very often. Sometimes it’s just me listening to a...
Bitch Magnet: Umber and Star Booty January 11, 2015Who the hell mixed this thing? I could listen to this CD on the world’s best stereo and...
PAWS: Youth Culture Forever May 30, 2014Rollicking rock and roll out of Scotland that you can actually understand! It’s an interesting thing these days...
Cloud Nothings: Here and Nowhere Else April 11, 2014Full disclosure: Ms. hipster is a drummer. I’ve always loved drummers. I’ve always loved drums. I love to...
Dope Body: Natural History September 28, 2012All rolling toms and bass drum, these guys are like gorillas (not Gorillaz) on psychedelics. By which I...
Japandroids: Celebration Rock July 5, 2012Holy fuckin hell I love this album. It’s like Andrew W.K. for the indie set (but waaay better),...
Cloud Nothings: Attack On Memory February 28, 2012This is one of those bands that I’ve peripherally come across in my musical wanderings, but always dismissed...
Dirt Bikes: This Shit’s For Sale July 15, 2011This ain’t no pussy Brooklyn shit. Yeah, sure, they’re a Brooklyn band, but they’re not your mamby pamby...
Japandroids: Post-Nothing June 28, 2009If you don’t get into this, you must have lead in your butthole. Fuzzy rock and roll goodness...
Test Icicles: For Screening Purposes Only January 28, 2009You might think these guys are out of their minds listening to all of the screaming and electronic...
The Paper Chase: Now You Are One of Us August 29, 2006Stuck somewhere between that Halloween record you had as a kid with the spooky sounds on it and...
The 3Ds: Fish Tales/Swarthy Songs for Swabs November 5, 2004You could hold my feet over a hot fire and shove bamboo under my fingernails, but I’d still...
The Apes: Oddeyesee May 7, 2003These days not having a guitar in your band makes you artsy. We know that artsy isn’t everybody’s...
