Music
Review: Pallbearer – Foundations of Burden
Pallbearer = Cathedral + Alice In Chains + Europe (“The Final Countdown”) … read more
Review: Young Widows – Easy Pain
Young Widows = Pissed Jeans + Death From Above 1979 … read more
Review: il Sogno del Marinaio – Canto Secondo
Italian for “the sailor’s dream,” il Sogno del Marinaio is a post-punk trio featuring legendary bass player Mike Watt—celebrated for his work with the Minutemen and for his recent stint in the reformed Iggy Pop and the Stooges. … read more
Review: Old Man Markley – Stupid Today
Old Man Markley = Old Crow Medicine Show + No Use For and Name + Devil Makes Three + Nerf Herder … read more
Review: Gold-Bears – Dalliance
Dalliance, Gold-Bears’ follow-up to 2011’s Are You Falling in Love? on the incomparable indie label, Slumberland, exudes a shiny indie-pop presence under a fuzzy, folk punk veneer. … read more
Review: Noura Mint Seymali – Tzenni
Noura Mint Seymali = Traditional West African griot vocals + The Doors … read more
Review: Wo Fat – The Conjuring
Wo Fat = Orange Goblin + Kung Pao … read more
Review: Kult Of Red Pyramid – Broken Mirror
While I was listening to this enormous release, I wondered if Kult Of Red Pyramid had to schedule time away from their obligations to hear it in its entirety. … read more
Review: Wildest Dreams – S/T
Wildest Dreams = Obscured by Clouds–era Pink Floyd + Dungen + Circle … read more
Review: Musk Ox –
Woodfall
Musk Ox = Godspeed You! Black Emperor + Rachel’s … read more
Review: Morrissey – World Peace Is None Of Your Business
Morrissey = Anthony Newley + Frank Sinatra … read more
Review: Sharp Practise – Steal With Pride
Sharp Practise = REO Speedwagon + The Who – Little River Band … read more