Naked Giants – The Shadow
A deeper look at the grooves pressed into Naked Giants – The Shadow, LP. While it’s not terribly uncommon for a band to make great creative…
Sammy Brue – Crash Test Kid
After releasing a debut album which, while obviously ambitious, ultimately yielded results which were “just okay” followed by an EP that revealed a greater-than-average…
Steve Earle and the Dukes – Ghosts of West Virginia
A deeper look at the grooves pressed into the Ghosts of West Virginia LP by Steve Earle and The Dukes. I confess that –…
L7 – Smell The Magic
“How could a thirty-year-old album inspire a political discussion in 2020,” you ask? Well, come on – look at the state of the world,…
The Flaming Lips – American Head
From the moment they have the opportunity to hear American Head, there’s no doubt that Flaming Lips fans will rejoice at the band’s return,…
Pokey LaFarge – Rock Bottom Rhapsody
Listening to Pokey LaFarge’s ninth album (first for New West Records, and first I had ever heard) had a very strange effect on me….
All Them Witches – Nothing As The Ideal
Over the last five years or so, I’ve become acquainted with Nashville’s All Them Witches; reviewed a couple of their albums and gotten to…
Acid Dad – Acid Dad
I must confess that I slept for an unreasonably long time on Acid Dad’s self-titled debut album. I’m not sure how or why, I…
Thee MVPs – Receiver
A deeper look at the grooves pressed into the Receiver EP by Thee MVPs. There aren’t many things in this day and age of…
Noi!se – Price We Pay (one-sided 7”)
A lot of years ago, this guy played in a really, really good rock-punk band. For a long time that band had a standing…