Sonic Youth’s latest, and first for Matador, The Eternal, is both soft and rocking. This is further proof that now matter how old they get, SY are still crucial to modern day indie rock and experimentation. Read my review here.
Published Work
Review: All Smiles – Oh For The Getting and Not Letting Go
Jim Fairchild has been playing with Grandaddy, Earlimart, and Modest Mouse over the past few years – and all of these bands are better than his solo project, All Smiles. Read my review here.
Review: Children – Hard Times Hanging at the End of the World (Kemado)
Thrash and speed metal meet classic and psychedelic rock. Read my review of Children’s new album here.
Glaciers of Ice – June Edition
Another month, another hip-hop round-up. Read the June edition of Glaciers of Ice here.
Review – The Mirror Explodes by The Warlocks
I remember reading some bad reviews of The Warlocks in the past, but thinking maybe they were too harsh. After listening to their new album, The Mirror Explodes (Tee Pee), I think the criticism is right. Read my take here.
Prefuse 73 and Diamond Watch Wrists Review
Guillermo Scott Herren’s two new albums, one as Prefuse 73 and the other as Diamond Watch Wrists (with Zach Hill from Hella), succeed in varying degrees. I definitely prefer the former, but I’m sure there are plenty who will disagree. Read my review of both albums here.
True Blood – The Complete First Season (HBO)
Some love it, some hate it, and no one thinks it’s as good as Six Feet Under. I’m definitely a fan, and I can’t wait for the new season of True Blood coming this June on HBO. Read my review of the first season DVD set for Paste Magazine here.
Spoiler alert for those who haven’t watched yet – this is how season one ended:
Royksopp – Junior (Virgin)
Royksopp’s latest, Junior, is good-time electronic music that requires little effort from the listener. That’s not a bad thing at all. Read my review here.
Company Flow – Funcrusher Plus – Reissue (Def Jux)
Classic, classic, classic! Did I mention classic? Read all about it here.
Cut Off Your Hands Live on Interface
Cut Off Your Hands recently performed at Spinner’s Interface session, and I was invited to come out and interview the band after their performance. You can watch and read it all here.
This New Zealand band has a serious Smiths and XTC fixation, but their recent album on Frenchkiss, You and I, proves that they do what they do quite well.
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