I shouldn’t write reviews when I’m tired and cranky, but then I’d only write while drunk and that turns out bad for other reasons. It’s just that when I’m in a poor mindset I tend to be unnecessarily cruel. So I’m going to try to be as even-handed as possible, but I’m listening to Imogene’s […]
Cleveland’s Infinite Number of Sounds improves on its conceptual electronic post-rock by adding… now hear this… ROCK to its repertoire in a way that most folks agree was distinctly lacking in their debut Time Wants a Skeleton. Known for their multimedia performances, it’s got to be a bit of a task to create an album […]
“It’s new, it’s improved, it’s old-fashioned…” Yes, I did just quote Tom Waits in the context of a Lagwagon review. Why? Well, Lagwagon is the original Fat Wreck Chords band, the one you can blame for thousands of imitators and possibly even that nasal, high-school smart-ass voice. So even when there’s a new record claiming […]
Some band names are obscure, some laughable (metal bands with snot, blood, and dead baby references always make me giggle) and in the case of Silver Sunshine, quite fitting indeed. Since their self-titled debut EP a year ago the band has continued their sandy psychedelic stretch down Coronado, packing fab-five passion into tracks like “Waiting […]
Oh no, not another “the-something” band! I must admit that that was my first thought. Then I clocked the mushrooms on the CD cover and wondered if I’d gotten a multi-person version of Devendra Banhart instead. And of course, the band’s name sent verses of Prince’s “Thieves in the Temple” coursing through my brain.
The latest political project from Punk Voter and Fat Wreck Chords is one that you really can’t argue with. PROTECT is a compilation to benefit the National Association to Protect Children, and it, like Rock Against Bush I and II, is a mix of mostly unreleased songs from punk and hardcore bands, though this time […]
STARZ DENVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – NOVEMBER 10 – 20, 2005 Denver goes Hollywood and very worldly as the Starz International Film Festival gets going this week, and will continue through November 20. Flipping through the program and schedule is as overwhelming as walking into Home Depot for the first time to buy a wrench […]
We all put our own slant on song lyrics. My own hang ups on aging likely color a slight uneasiness when listening to newer bands like Bloc Party, Arctic Monkeys, the Cribs, etc- is this suited to me? While The Rakes Retreat EP can surely be found alongside these cds in many collections (including my […]
