Noisem, "Birthing the Bestial" A lot of what I like about thrash are when you've got really chunky, memorable riffs and some pyrotechnic squalling solos. So I ought to love this, right? But I dunno, it's fine. I don't really reach for it. I think...
Boogie Down Productions, "I'm Still #1" The first two BDP records are landmarks in rap. BDP managed to both bring in a lot of the hardcore style that would later be pushed further into gangsta rap, but also introduced a lot of the socially conscious...
Ohio Players, "It's Your Night / Words of Love" Daaaaaaaamn. The mid-70s Ohio Players albums were all ridiculously good. Karl Hendricks Trio, "The Official Shape of Beauty" I have a hard time picking my favorite album from the Karl Hendricks Trio. I often lean towards the...
Tar, "G7" Well, I just mentioned Amphetamine Reptile Records the other day! Here's one of my favorite bands from that label, but in their post-AmRep days. They put out two albums and an EP on AmRep and then left to put out some tunes for...
Full on rock today. Descendents, "I Wanna Be A Bear" There's only so much one can say about a 40 second hardcore song. New Pornographers, "Champions of Red Wine" From the New Pornographers' sixth album, Brill Bruisers, this album felt like something of a return...
