The Decemberists, "When The War Came" There's a lot to really like on The Crane Wife, especially the epic songs on it, but this song isn't really one of the highlights. It's fine, I don't mind it, but it's not one of the songs I...
Aden, "New Fast" During the early 90s, parallel to grunge, there was a growing movement of indie pop bands that didn't make a lot of headway, but were a recognizable subculture. As the 90s went on, a billion of these pillowy soft indie bands popped...
Here's today! The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, "Born Bad" Freedom Tower: No Wave Dance Party 2015 was a throwback for the Blues Explosion, bringing back the stripped down sound that they had really moved away from after Now I Got Worry. It's pretty much just...
Today! Joe Lally, "Reason to Believe" Joe Lally was, of course, bassist for the incomparable Fugazi, and one of the biggest reasons why the bass is one of the instruments I choose to butcher. All of the members of Fugazi have pursued various projects in...
Today! Handsome Boy Modeling School, "Megaton M-Boy 2000" Guest Alec Empire here was a big thing for a hot minute back in, what, 1996 or so. Critics feigned interest in his noisy, overdriven form of techno for a while, but that quickly passed. It lasted...
