Record Review: Daft Punk – Random Access Memories… Garbage
Isn’t it strange how once we forget to mock something it comes back and starts becoming cool again?...
Rants
Tomorrow’s list today: Anticipating the 2013 Polaris Prize shortlist
The 2013 Polaris Prize is fast approaching and with it, the usual controversies and hyperbole: who made the...
The Vault that Keeps on Giving: Frank Zappa’s Finer Moments
The most interesting thing to me about the Frank Zappa vaults is their seemingly endless supply of material....
Gospel: Why The National Is Mine
The National’s songs are my verses. They are my psalms. They are my Gospel. I can’t wait to listen to Trouble Will Find Me for the first time… on May 21st, of course.
Local Music Scenes Are Dying
Your local music scene may be a dying art form, and in a few more years could become...
Coachella 2013 Preview
‘Tis the season for music festivals and the summer begins with one of North America’s most predominant, the...
David Bowie – The Next Day (It’s Not What We Expected, But What We Should’ve Expected)
The question will never stop being asked: is The Next Day album David Bowie's best album since Scary Monsters? And the answer will always be Does it matter?
A Neophyte’s Guide to Frank Zappa, Part One: The Essentials
Starting last June, and running all the way throughout 2012, the entire Frank Zappa catalogue was re-issued by...
Dave Grohl, Sound City, and Foo Fighters
Ok, I’ve held out long enough; Dave Grohl has been in music news pretty much daily for the...
The Smashing Pumpkins @ Susquehanna Bank Center 12/08/12 Camden, NJ
There’s something about The Smashing Pumpkins that gets me all nostalgic. It’s not just the familiar songs, it’s...