Music
Glitter Gutter Trash – October 2005
A psychotic candyland full of glam glitz, trashy pop, new wave, post-everything, retrofuturisms and distorted beauty
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Proof that Ground-Breaking Music always takes a Back Seat
Metal shows are often questionable territory: a sea of long-hairs and Nordic looking individuals beating the ever living shit out of each other, with no consideration for the smaller guys with haircuts, i.e., me. Entering The Venue Tuesday evening was quite a shock, when the crowd was thick with not metal dudes, but hardcore kids. … read more
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,
Local Reviews: Die Monster Die — Only the Dead Will...
It’s another Die Monster Die release, and nothing is different from previous releases, but it’s still good. … read more
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
