“SOLE! SOLE! SOLE!” “HAT! HAT! HAT!” “PUP! PUP! PUP!” I can’t believe I get to go to the punk guitarist who went on the Doughboys Podcast’s band’s show! Just kidding. I’ve been listening to PUP for years now, and have been finding that, as I age, I appreciate their music more. Their new album Who Will Look After the Dogs will probably break our Top 10 of the year. Jeff Rosenstock is a no brainer. He was once the best...

Hey, I was a little worried about Superchunk for a while. They put out a great album Wild Loneliness, but it didn’t gain the attention I thought it would. It was excellent but “failed to hit” with some people. Then, when I saw them live at the Paradise, their show was lightly attended. Maybe the students were gone, or people were watching the big game (NBA finals!), or it was a work night, but I had expected to see more...

WHO: SEXFACES WHAT: Bad Vibes OST WHY: Sometimes it takes a few listens for an album to hit you. A few spins of Bad Vibes OST, and it’s clear that there’s something special about this band, but keep at it and the energy, grit, hooks, and peculiarities of the songs become more evident. This is garage dirty punk rock and roll borrowing heavily from the Sex Pistols, Dead Kennedys, and Cramps. An underdog is now probably contender for this year’s...

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It’s sad to say goodbye. Goodbye to the Summer, goodbye to carefree days and nights, goodbye to sun and sand. But, life is unavoidable so it’s good to make the best of it. Nothing says RESPONSABILITIES like the Ground Control Back to School Guide. Not because we’re not fun, but because we’re trying to BRING fun to the new school year. You’ll see some old favorites and, luckily, some surprises this year in the guide. We’ve never steered you wrong,...

Pearl Jam Dark Matter Whoa! Did we miss this one? I can’t imagine! I saw this record on my shelf and was sure we had reviewed it, but I can’t find it in the archives! Is it there and I missed it? Did we never review it? Does this mean I might re-review it? Possibly! Much to your enjoyment and my enjoyment (because I enjoy reviewing good records). Yeah, it’s a shame because this is a damn fine record. Pearl...

WHO: Ty Segall WHAT: Possession WHY: After conquering garage rock, Ty Segall has continued on his orchestral glam-rock path. Those noisy roots are evident even on his newest album Possession. There will always be a new album with Segall and you can always expect it to be of good quality. Possession has the more complex sounds of Manipulator, employing organs and strings. It sounds like Segall has grown up but can still push himself and keep his edge. Only he...

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Lou Reed Metal Machine Music There’s this Venture Brothers episode where they make fun of Andy Warhol’s Factory collective. I got what they were parodying and just felt like it was a tribute them. What do I know about art, anyway? Then I heard the audio commentary from the creators and them skewering both Warhol and his minions. It was incredibly gratifying to know that there were other (smarter) people out there who thought both Warhol and...

Sinners I can’t help but blame myself for watching these kinds of movies. And by “these movies” I mean movies that are highly acclaimed, and I don’t do my homework to figure out where my expectations should be. I’m so disappointed in this movie, but who I really should be disappointed in is myself. Do I even have the energy for a “long” review about Sinners? Let me start rambling and see where it takes me. Sinners was the...