One Battle After Another Boy, this is a tough one, but what better time than awards season when everyone is just going gaga over this to talk about it. I love PTA. I love him a lot, actually. Especially when you consider Phantom Thread and There Will Be Blood. His...
A deeper look at the grooves pressed into Beggar Weeds’ Tragedy in U.S. History LP. It’s funny how, sometimes, there’s a collision between music and time which ends up leaving people to feel like they showed up late to the party, or walked in by...
Innumeracyby John Allen Paulos I was never a good student in high school, I just couldn’t pay attention. How would math, or history, or English help me beat the second racing level in Battletoads? I had priorities elsewhere, I guess. Do I feel bad about it? Of course...
Smashing Pumpkins Machina/The Machines of God 25th Anniversary 2XLP Why did we ever hate Billy Corgan? I know he’s eccentric (like wearing that mumu on stage), but he also seems like a good hang. Yes, he has an inflated opinion of himself, but isn’t it kind of...
Essays in Humanismby Albert Einsein Am I really going to start a review with an introduction on who Albert Einstein is? He’s the guy who invented the poster of the old man sticking his tongue out, OK? He also wrote that science formula that you see on blackboards of...
A deeper look at the grooves pressed into the Porterhouse Records-pressed, 45th Anniversary reissue of the Teen City EP by The Modernettes. Isn’t it funny how, in punk rock, being known for only a couple of songs can still make a band superstars? It’s...
People Funny BoyThe Genius of Lee “Scratch” Perryby David Katz I love the Clash, and if your love of the Clash is true, you love reggae as well. And if you love both, you know who Lee “Scratch Perry is. And, if you know who Lee “Scratch” Perry is, you...
WHO: Steve Gunn WHAT: Daylight Daylight WHY: I try to steer far away from overly-delicate and too-previous-sounding music. Maybe it’s because I wanna rock and I don’t have time for that sad, sappy shit. But Steve Gunn always has a way of making me rethink my...
A deeper look at the grooves pressed into the 45th anniversary, Porterhouse Records reissue of the Perfect Youth LP by Pointed Sticks. It might sound tragic at first, but it is a fact that some bands are completely incapable of fitting in with their peers because the...
A deeper look at the grooves pressed into the 30th anniversary vinyl pressing of the …Rocks Your Lame Ass LP by Hagfish. It might comes as a surprise, but the greatest problem that a band might face if they happen to release an album during a moment of great interest...