The Mars Volta, "Eriatarka" I say this with genuine love, I really do enjoy the Mars Volta, but this is just the most dork-ass band ever, isn't it? That's not a bad thing necessarily, but even if you really like the band, it's impossible to...
The Mr. T Experience, "I'm Like Yeah, but She's All No" Seems like we've had a lot of East Bay stuff recently. Or am I just imaginging things? Anyway, it's welcome. I might have that impression because I was listening to Operation Ivy in the...
fIREHOSE, "Blaze" fIREHOSE's swan song was Mr. Machinery Operator, their second major label release and one produced by J. Mascis. And I think you can really hear Mascis's influence on the record, especially on this track. It's still fIREHOSE, but it's much rougher, much muscular...
Elvis Costello & the Attractions, "New Amsterdam" Costello was in the middle of his 10/10 run of albums (ignoring the covers record), with Get Happy!! being maybe the most distinctive of the lot. It's not my favorite (that's probably This Year's Model followed by Imperial...
The Staple Singers, "I'll Take You There" This is such a majestic tune, absolutely irresistable. De La Soul, "Thru Ya City" I mostly think of the two AOI albums (this is from Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump) as kind of lost albums for De La,...
