EP PREMIERE: LOVE IN OCTOBER III – BY LOVE IN OCTOBER
After a five-year hiatus, Love in October drops a remarkable four-song EP, Love in October III, that captures the frenetic energy in the air…
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ALBUM REVIEW: “DISTORTLAND” BY THE DANDY WARHOLS
A little over 20 years and nine albums later, The Dandy Warhols are far from done. Distortland, their tenth release, hits stores today (April 8th)…
ALBUM PREMIERE: “PICTURE (PORTRAIT)” BY WE ARE THE WILLOWS
Whenever I would go over my grandma’s house when I was little, I loved to explore the different nooks and crannies – whether…
ALBUM REVIEW: “WE DISAPPEAR” BY THE THERMALS
Damn, Thermals, back at it again! Sorry. But it’s true: after three years, the Portland group has returned with their seventh LP We Disappear…
ALBUM REVIEW: SISTER SPARROW & THE DIRTY BIRDS “FOWL PLAY”
Recorded live this past New Year’s Eve, Fowl Play from Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds is an energizing blast of dizzying soul. Polished…
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘TELLURIC’ BY MATT CORBY
If you know me, you’d know that I’ve been following the career of Matt Corby for quite some time now. Back when I was…
ALBUM REVIEW: “EMOTIONAL MUGGER” BY TY SEGALL
Sitting around listening to Ty Segall’s newest album for Drag City, Emotional Mugger, knowing that I have an album review pledged to write, I…
ALBUM REVIEW: “MORE RAIN” BY M. WARD
Looking back over a decade, it’s hard to put into words what I found so appealing about M. Ward’s music. I remember seeing the…
TOUCH THE SKY: KUBRICK, GOD, AND THE LIFE OF PABLO BY KANYE WEST
In May of 1980, Stanley Kubrick released his horror masterpiece The Shining. Ever in pursuit of perfection, he excised two minutes of footage at…
ALBUM REVIEW: “I LIKE IT WHEN YOU SLEEP , FOR YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL YET SO UNAWARE OF IT” THE 1975
The year 1975 marked a number of firsts. The Rocky Horror Show opened at Belasco Theater. Microsoft, mood rings and pet rocks were introduced….