Music
Glitter Gutter Trash – September 2005
A psychotic candyland full of glam glitz, trashy pop, new wave, post-everything, retrofuturisms and distorted beauty. From the broken mind of ryan michael painter rien@davidbowie.com Loquat It’s Yours to Keep Jackpine Social Club Street: 05.31.05 Loquat = The Sundays + The Cardigans + Mandalay Having already stirred up plenty of positive attention from their trilogy
Modus Operandi – September 2005
A post-apocalyptic wreckage of electronic debris and Industrial remains for a reconstructed world. Congratulations are in order to Das Bunker in LA for celebrating their 9th Anniversary in October (the 20th – 24th). The Bunker that knows how to throw a show is having a 3-day festival with the mother load of beats including Converter,
Review: The Cloud Room – Self-Titled
The Cloud Room is a collection of finely crafted songs with great hooks and a sense of sincerity that is missing from the majority of this second-generation post-punk revolution. … read more
Review: Universal Hall Pass – Mercury
Mercury liberally pulls from jazz, trip-hop, electronica and pop and ties them together seamlessly in songs that are both triumphant and vulnerable. … read more
Review: Minmae – I’d Be Scared, Were You Still Burning
Minmae are full of camp and tongue-in-cheek, but they’re far from great storytellers. … read more
Review: A Northern Chorus – Bitter Hands Resign
While many might find the pacing of Bitter Hands Resign cumbersome, they’d be missing the intricate details that make this melancholy release unique and beautiful. … read more
Review: Mazarin – We’re Already There
Mazarin are the sort of band music needs; they split the difference with the accuracy of the Flaming Lips without resorting to the kookiness. … read more
Review: Gene Loves Jezebel – Promise, Immigrant, Discover
There will be those who suggest that the Jezebels were nothing more than a one-hit wonder, placing them among the brilliant and overlooked Psychedelic Furs, etc. … read more
Review: Dead Hollywood Stars – Smoke and Mirrors
After two successful full-length albums of Hollywood soundtrack Western music, John Sellekaers and company give us Smoke and Mirrors. … read more
Review: Dismantled – Breed to Death
As soon as I saw there was a cover of Paula Abdul’s “Straight Up,” I couldn’t wait to listen to Breed to Death, the preview to Dismantled’s third album. … read more
Review: Rotersand – Welcome to Goodbye
With Welcome to Goodbye as their sophomore release, the act is growing as established dance-floor fixtures thanks to catchy synths and clean, pretty-boy vocals. … read more
Review: M2 – The Frozen Spark
The Frozen Spark is a shock to the expectations one has for Squaremeter and may take a few listens before being able to be convinced of its excellence. … read more
