Authors: Stakerized
Review: Magik Markers – Surrender to the Fantasy
It’s the introspective turn into a fantasy realm, even if, instead of his grungy stuffed animals, it’s the evocation of some barefoot, unheated ’60s hippie collective walkup, with all the demonism and beauty that implies. … read more
Review: Mahalya – Electricspaceagesweetheart
Mahalya is a band with a pedigree, but you wouldn’t know it by their discography. … read more
Review: Jimmy Whispers – Summer In Pain
Jimmy Whispers = Sean Na Na + Jay Reatard – Wesley Willis … read more
Review: J. Chance – Cool Kids Club
J. Chance = Devendra Banhart + Bob Dylan ¬– Daniel Johnston
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Review: Howardian – Land of the Low Tides
Howardian = Half Japanese + Japanther – Sonic Youth … read more
Review: Iggy Pop – Post Pop Depression
Iggy Pop = Iggy Pop circa “The Passenger” + Queens Of The Stone Age – The Stooges
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Review: High Ends – Super Class
High Ends = Super Furry Animals + Blonde Redhead – Concrete Blonde … read more
Review: Hiss Golden Messenger – Lateness of Dancers
Hiss Golden Messenger = Jason Molina + Bonnie Prince Billy – Will Oldham … read more
Review: Guided By Voices – Motivational Jumpsuit
“The biggest fish in the smallest pond?” he asks in “Littlest League,” seeming to question his indie-rock legend status. Pollard seems bent on creating works that are more and more self-assured and, in some small way, monumental, even when he doesn’t always knock one out of the park. … read more
Review: Guided By Voices – Cool Planet
Guided By Voices Cool Planet GBV Inc. Street: 05.13 Guided By Voices = Big Star + Syd Barrett – Roger Waters For those uninitiated into the ‘cult of Bob’ Pollard and GBV the best advice might be ‘give it time.’ These ideosyncratic sound worlds, like classic rock from another dimension, can take a while to