Slim Dunlap – The New Old Me / Times Like This (2LP reissue)
Of course, after the collapse, crash and burn of The Replacements in 1991, it was almost instantly hoped that somebody in the band would…
The Flaming Lips – Greatest Hits Volume 1 (LP)
As a general rule, I must confess that Best-Of compilations seldom thrill me. While the odd set does prove to be the rule’s exception…
NEEDS – Limitations (LP)
The funny thing about punk and hardcore bands has always seemed to be that, no matter how caustic they may have sounded when listeners…
Prodigy – Keep It Thoro (12″ picture disc single)
It’s kind of incredible to think about just how much the “single” has changed as a format over the years. When singles first gained…
Booze & Glory – London Skinhead Crew (12″ die-cut single)
Rare is the single which features the better of two tracks on its B-side, but such is undeniably the case when it comes to Booze…
Old Firm Casuals – s/t EP (12” picture disc reissue)
By the time Lars Frederiksen unveiled Old Firm Casuals in 2010, the singer/guitarist was already very well exposed in the punk rock community. He…
Andrew WK – You’re Not Alone 2LP
An epiphany: since first appearing on the pop music radar in 2001 with the release of his debut album, I Get Wet, Andrew Wilkes-Krier…
Gang Of Youths – Go Farther In Lightness (2LP)
For the nearly half-century since the genre’s inception now, one of the few steadfast foundations upon which punk rock has stood has been nihilism….
Ford Madox Ford – This American Blues LP
Remember a couple of decades ago when, against some fairly long odds, The Blasters managed to cross-wire punk rock and Americana/roots music? The results…
Vamos – 1,2,3 LP
The problem with every great music revival is that, as energizing and exciting as it might be, there’s a certain safety and security in…