Introducing: Screamfeeder (Singles and More 1992-2004)
Well, last week, Everett True tackled the Dirty Jeans comp as well – and GUESS WHAT? Though his was inevitably meatier with context, our two reviews basically agree on two points – a) roughly a third of that collection is dry derivative shit, and b) there just weren’t enough chicks represented. So, guys, I’m pleased […]
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks – Wig Out at Jagbags (Matador)
Hey, Mr. Malkmus. I don’t know if you read these reviews anymore – what with you being a cultural icon and thus guaranteed a decent chunk of moolah – but I’m Lee Adcock. You haven’t heard of me yet, and that’s OK – I’m a new, bumbling writer/critic and I tend to always screw up […]
Book Review – The City is Ablaze! The Story of A Post Punk Popzine 1984 – 1994
It costs the same as 3 issues of Mojo, or 6 weeks’ worth of NME’s, and it’s a dozen times more likely to change your life.
Moments In Song #4 – Urge Overkill ‘Sister Havana’
“Dude! Oh my god! Urge Overkill’s here! They’re in the parking lot! They’re all out there! Come meet them!”
The sacred cows of indie music – 1: Pavement
It’s not easy to draw blood from a glass of warm milk.
n+1 Publishes an Interesting Article About Pitchfork | Collapse Board Publishes a Response
While Pitchfork may be invaluable as an archive, it is worse than useless as a forum for insight and argument
The Greatest Christmas Album Ever Recorded – Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Ultimately, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer is a collection of songs about the struggle to find one’s place in the world — the isolated self-destruction that can occur when someone is rejected by their community.
Before the little bird goes south or Some Ordinary Vision: a love letter to Iowa’s Poison Control Center (the band)
How come nobody told me about them before? What the hell?!?! WHO IS IN CHARGE HERE?!?!?
Song of the day – 415: Unknown Mortal Orchestra
They seem like hipsters to me (without any added pejorative). Would that be correct?
We Don’t Have To Breed – Nirvana’s Nevermind and masculinity
Stuck with powerful sexual impulses, I convinced myself that to act on them was disrespectful and cheap.
