Review: Run Fast
OnRun Fast by The Julie Ruin begins like a Bikini Kill record, shows flashes of what made Le Tigre’s This Island so memorable at times, but becomes a bit problematic before it’s over. When it’s all said and done, it’s been a…
Review: Premonition
OnEdward Ka-Spel‘s brilliance with The Legendary Pink Dots is to introduce us to isolated characters and then immerse us in their world-view through expansive and mysterious soundscapes. He begins with the most restricted, infinitesimal point of consciousness and then slowly expands it…
A Stupid Dream: Smelly Tongues
OnI had a dream last night — it wasn’t a terribly good dream, but I’m going to share it anyway! Because I thought it was at least marginally interesting and in defiance of that old saw that there is nothing less interesting…
Stupid Ideas I Haven’t Done: DEVO Cats
OnLike everyone, I tend to come up with a lot of ideas that I never get around to doing. Sometimes, it’s because they’re pretty stupid ideas. So, in order to do something with them, I’m throwing them out here. If anyone wants…
Review: Atomic Roses
OnEdward Ka-Spel‘s brilliance with The Legendary Pink Dots is to introduce us to isolated characters and then immerse us in their world-view through expansive and mysterious soundscapes. He begins with the most restricted, infinitesimal point of consciousness and then slowly expands it…
Review: We Need Medicine
OnIt came to my attention yesterday that apparently there exist people who don’t like the Fratellis’ breakout hit “Chelsea Dagger”. I know. This is baffling to me! It was over on the AV Club where someone on another album review asked if…
Kate Nash – Fri-End?
OnI really enjoy Kate Nash‘s music — from her first piano-based album Made of Bricks, to the more 60s-girl-groupy My Best Friend Is You, and her newest album, Girl Talk, which is a bit more of a punky vein. The new single from Girl Talk is “Fri-End?”,…
Review: Hesitation Marks
OnIt’s no secret that I’m a pretty big fan of Nine Inch Nails. Not the hugest one — I’ve still not seen them live or anything (and I’m still a bit of a baby to watch The Broken Movie… though I probably…
Review: Brighter Now
OnEdward Ka-Spel‘s brilliance with The Legendary Pink Dots is to introduce us to isolated characters and then immerse us in their world-view through expansive and mysterious soundscapes. He begins with the most restricted, infinitesimal point of consciousness and then slowly expands it…
Review: Turbines
OnTurbines is the fifth album from London’s Tunng, and the first I’ve heard. When I put the album on I had no idea what to expect. The cover art has a kaleidoscopic pattern, and neither band name nor album titled offered any…