Eels – Electro-Shock Blues 2LP
It may have occurred by accident or it may have happened by design but, regardless, few alt-rock albums made in the late Nineties (a.k.a….
Reviews – Vinyl
Neal Hefti – Record Store Day (Black Friday) Batman 7” single
“Batman Theme” b/w “The Batusi” – Record Store Day (Black Friday) 7” single It might sound like earnest overreaching to contend at first, but…
Rush – Signals LP
Just one year after they began to challenge both themselves and their audience with new songwriting ideas and compositional presentations on Moving Pictures, Rush…
Judas Priest – Painkiller 10” single
Hey – remember that period of time when the lights went out in Judas Priest? There have been a few reasons for the stall…
Rush – Moving Pictures LP
It is often regarded as an inconvenient truth, but the fact is that it becomes increasingly difficult for a band to change or take…
Foo Fighters – s/t LP (reissue)
It feels strange to be discussing the twentieth anniversary of Foo Fighters‘ debut album now – just months after Universal Music Enterprises celebrated the…
The Descendents – Milo Goes To College
Fans and critics have been arguing which punk band has been the most influential for decades, but the decision has yet to be made….
Harrington Saints – Fish & Chips EP
The coolest thing about Harrington Saints‘ new EP is the fact that, unless you were tipped off and are expecting what the band has…
Gateway Drugs – Magick Spells LP (vinyl review)
The idea that a change of something as seemingly inconsequential as the format on which an album is presented (be it CD, cassette, vinyl…
Lenny Lashley – U.S. Mail die-cut single
I’m rarely impressed by die-cut vinyl releases. I mean, sure – oddly shaped music-playing vinyl is neat to look at. But that just can’t…