Music
Review: Gentleman’s Dub Club – The Big Smoke
Gentleman’s Dub = The Specials + Wasnatch + Christos DC … read more
Local Review: Valentine & The Regard – Gave You My...
Valentine & The Regard = Jason Molina + Will Oldham+ Sparklehorse … read more
Top 5 Sock Hop n’ Roll Albums
Your hair’s lookin’ slick, your boots are greased and you’re ready to crash the 1955 Vince Lombardi High Senior Prom. These sock hop n’ roll albums of 2015 will have your teenage kicks all night long. … read more
Local Review: Scary Uncle Steve – Stuffed in the Crawl...
Scary Uncle Steve = Mischief Brew + Folk Hogan + Ramshackle Glory … read more
Graveyard: You Can’t Invent Music Again
Innocence & Decadence is Graveyard’s fourth studio album and undoubtedly their tightest and most focused effort to date. The album features myriad tenacious bass rhythms redolent of Priestess circa 2006, layered with subtle references to proto-rock bands of the ’60s such as Blue Cheer. … read more
Top 5 Hardcore Post-Punk Albums of 2015
Coliseum frontman Ryan Patterson mentioned that the visceral nature of hardcore “makes it temporary,” so where do hardcore musicians go from there? The answer is post-punk! You can catch up on the hardcore prerequisites that help make for stellar post-punk albums with this list. … read more
Local Review: Well Okay – Homesick for a House Fire
Well Okay = The Hold Steady + Andrew Jackson Jihad … read more
Top 5 Black Metal Albums that were More Relevant than...
Whenever you decide to take a break from burning down Christmas trees and taking washed-out black-and-white holiday card photos, you might want to take a listen to some of these awesome black metal albums from 2015! We’ve gathered a list of our five favorites from the year, and they’re sure to bring a grim, blasphemous frown to your face. … read more
Local Review: Fasba Fpel – Book LXVII—Mobile Home Manor
Fasba Fpel = Red Krayola + Jazz Fusion + June of 44 + early Pink Floyd … read more
Review: Beliefs – Leaper
Beliefs = My Bloody Valentine + Slowdive + Sonic Youth … read more
Top 5 Teary-Eyed Power Pop Albums
Power pop packed a punch in 2015, and this list proves it. Whether you’re more excited that Warm Soda’s Symbolic Dream stayed true to form or that Young Guv’s Ripe 4 Luv pushed power pop’s boundaries, this list of power pop albums will bring you tears of joy. … read more
Review: Clay Rendering – Snowthorn
Clay Rendering = Natural Snow Buildings + Blessure Grave + Vatican Shadow … read more
