The Modern Lovers Still Sounds Modern
on September 4, 2012
Five seconds into The Modern Lovers self-titled debut and it’s clear that this album is something special.
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The Cure’s Influence Won’t Disintegrate
on August 23, 2012
The Cure influenced two members of what is widely considered to be one of the most …
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Before all the fun.
on August 9, 2012
Ever wonder what came before all the fun.?
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Americana according to Springsteen
on August 7, 2012
This album isn’t a patriotic tribute or a collection of anthems …
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Breaking Glass Houses
on July 30, 2012
Billy Joel is still rock ‘n’ roll to us.
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Nostalgic for Vintage Maroon 5
on July 25, 2012
Songs About Jane was 2004′s album to be loved and shared and sung to ravenously. It was Maroon 5 before singer Adam Levine stamped his name after “ft.” on song after song. It was the thrill of “Harder To Breathe,” “She Will Be Loved” and the infectious “This Love.” It was a little known band [...]
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Of Blues and Blackbirds
on July 24, 2012
Whitmore swaps out his usual alt-country twinge for blues overtones, with respectable results.
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Garbage Was Always Good
on July 18, 2012
What happens when three music producers and a red-headed Scottish girl form a band?
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Robert Smith’s Magnum Opus: Disintegration
on July 13, 2012
“Sometimes you make me feel like I’m living at the edge of the world” Smith says to you, and bam, you’re in another universe for the next 70 minutes of Disintegration.
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From Beatle to Ram: McCartney’s Inner Animal Gets Unleashed Again
on July 6, 2012
The jaunty cry sounds like “piss off, yeah,” or possibly “kiss-off, hey!” Either would be appropriate. That’s Paul McCartney on “Too Many People,” the opening song on his first classic album without the Beatles. It was this period where he was smeared by critics and derided by his famous former songwriting partner. This debut for McCartney [...]
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Murder By Death Explores Darkness and Light through Illustrious Instrumentation
on June 15, 2012
This album crackles like a dusty antique.
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Black Tambourine – Bright and Noisy
on June 11, 2012
Most people think of Beck’s Guero when they hear “Black Tambourine,” but Black Tambourine was a band long before a song, and a musical anomaly at that. The four-piece of Pam Berry, Brian Nelson, Archie Moore and Michael Schulman formed in the greater Washington, D.C. area in 1989, recorded a total of 10 original songs, played four live shows and then [...]
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