Review: The Scientifics – “Future Mothers and Former Babies” February 22, 2008 When in doubt, blame Devo. Sure, the group was a staple of 1980s pop and quirky electronica, and it left an odd legacy, however… Continue Reading
Concert Review: Rachel’s/Clogs – May 25, 2006 February 22, 2008 Rachel’s / Clogs Merkin Concert Hall – New York, NY May 25, 2006 It was a night of quiet, fragile, and sometimes haunting music,… Continue Reading
Review: Scary Kids Scaring Kids – The City Sleeps In Flames February 22, 2008 Scary Kids Scaring Kids are suffering from a little bit of an identity crisis, and not the edgy but semi-accessible kind you’d imagine a… Continue Reading
Concert Review: The Great Shakes – July 11, 2003 February 22, 2008 The Great Shakes Luna Lounge – New York, NY July 11, 2003 Mothers hid their daughters and gentlemen guarded their beers while in New… Continue Reading
Review: Sloan – Action Pact February 22, 2008 Play along with me for a minute. In a really, really reductive sense, there seem to be two minds out there, two distinctly different… Continue Reading
Review: Adam Richman – “Patience and Science” February 22, 2008 The cover to Adam Richman’s Patience and Science seems all wrong and, come to think of it, Richman himself is what doesn’t fit. The… Continue Reading
Review: Corrina Repp – “It’s Only The Future” February 20, 2008 The spare ghost-blues and carefully whispered refrains that are Corrina Repp’s stock and trade on the Hush Records disc It’s Only The Future are… Continue Reading
Review: Primus – “Animals Should Not Try To Act Like People” February 20, 2008 There’s a sample that turns up a few times on the newest record from Primus, their first offering since 1999’s dark and vastly under-appreciated… Continue Reading
Review: Pretty Mighty Mighty – “Normal” February 20, 2008 Look out, Frank Black. There’s a new set of pixies on the block. Hailing from Columbus, Ohio, Pretty Mighty Mighty craft the kind of… Continue Reading
Review: Planet Janet – “Nice Socks” February 20, 2008 It’s easy to hate pop music. As genres go, it can be all too safe, clean, and neatly wrapped, a product that seems to… Continue Reading
