Review: Peel Dream Magazine – “Modern Meta Physic” October 17, 2018 Peel Dream Magazine, a fuzzy-eared nod, in part, to BBC man-about-town John Peel, makes pillowy, fey and sometimes borderline-experimental pop. And on the group’s… Continue Reading
Review: The Jacob Duncan Quintet – “It’s Alright To Dream” October 17, 2018 I just feel cool, like everything’s alright, when I’m listening to Jacob Duncan, don’t you? Well, thankfully for all of us who like feeling… Continue Reading
Review: HHY & The Macumbas – “Beheaded Totem” October 4, 2018 Dub filtered through with tribal polyrhythms and a touch of mysticism is the name of the game on Beheaded Totem, the sophomore LP from… Continue Reading
Review: Mudhoney – “Digital Garbage” September 30, 2018 Mudhoney, which is now running strong past its 30th year of existence, has never really been that topical. (I mean, c’mon, “Touch Me, I’m Sick”… Continue Reading
Review: Low – “Double Negative” September 30, 2018 Every time I listen to Double Negative — the unsettling and ambitious new record from Low, out recently via Sub Pop – I am… Continue Reading
Profile: Microwaves (2018) September 30, 2018 Microwaves is at a crossroads. The Pittsburgh trio, which has been soldering together noise-rock, no wave and art-metal for 18 years now, has a… Continue Reading
Profile: Marc Ribot (2018) September 14, 2018 The separation of immigrant children from their parents. The trashing of the Paris Agreement on climate change. The white nationalism. The Mueller investigation. The… Continue Reading
Review: Iron & Wine – “Weed Garden” September 7, 2018 I don’t know what to make of Sam Beam’s latest outing, an Iron & Wine EP titled, cleverly if mockingly, Weed Garden. (It was… Continue Reading
Review: The Zells – “Failure To Slide” September 6, 2018 The Zells, the newly rechristened Pittsburgh garage-rock quintet f.k.a. Denzell, has a new record out this Friday via the fine folks at Crafted Sounds… Continue Reading
Review: Noemienours – “As A Beare Doth Her Whelps” September 5, 2018 The German guitar-composer Noemie Dal on Sept. 10 will release her third outing, a Bob Weston-mastered LP and digital release via Bandcamp, under the… Continue Reading
