MANIAC: Dead Dance Club | The Joys of No-Frills Rock Music
So, when Dead Dance Club by MANIAC hit my ears, I was instantly transported back to the front seat of my 1997 Toyota Corolla.
Album Reviews
Nine Inch Nails: Violent Witch Event | A Review of the EP Trilogy | 2016-2018
An overall look at Nine Inch Nails from 2016 to 2018 and a review of the EP Trilogy: Not the Actual Events, Add Violence, and Bad Witch (the album).
Country-Fried Dead | Grateful Dead – Dave’s Picks Volume 26
A combo from two shows in fall 1971, Dave's Picks Vol. 26 shows the Grateful Dead in their stripped-down, country rock period.
Wild Moccasins: Look Together | Breaking Up Sucks, but the Music is Great
when I heard that the new release from Wild Moccasins, Look Together was rooted in the breakup between its two principal members I was worried.
YOB: At Our Raw(est) Heart
Interview with YOB bass player, Aaron Reiseberg on the making of YOB's new album Our Raw Heart and a review of this amazing album.
GAS: Rausch | Music Discovery as a Force for Good
GAS' new album, Rausch is a master class in projecting measured nuance with the capacity to amaze if you peek beneath the surface.
Nas: Nasir | A Musical Crime Perpetrated by A Once Great Artist
On “Adam and Eve,” Nas says, “I’m good at existing,” and that’s exactly what he’s doing with this batch of Kanye produced songs known as Nasir. Just existing.
Welcome to Miami Beach | Neil Young – Roxy: Tonight’s the Night Live
Neil Young's new live album Roxy: Tonight's the Night Live shows Young at a dark period of his life and how he turned personal tragedy into art.
Neko Case: Hell-On | HELL YEAH FEMINIST MUSIC
Hell-On is, as are any of Neko Case’s previous releases, practically entirely stylistically different from its predecessors.
Courtney Barnett: Tell Me How You Really Feel | Reflections on Art, Artistry, and Growth
I don’t want Courtney Barnett to sit still - not for my sake or my daughter’s, even if that means she won’t be able to truly appreciate how good Tell Me How You Really Feel is for several years.