by Jason's Jukebox | Jun 12, 2013 | Adventures in Record Reviews
From the most reliable source on the “world wide web”, Wikipedia – Apotheosis (from Greek ἀποθέωσις from ἀποθεοῦν, apotheoun “to deify”; in Latin deificatio “making divine”; also called divinization and deification) is the...
by Jason's Jukebox | Jun 2, 2013 | Adventures in Record Reviews
One of my best friends (from back east who lived in Portland, OR for a brief spell before moving to NYC) would always preach the gospel of Sleater-Kinney to me while we were still in our formative years (not old & jaded yet). In fact, I even accompanied him to...
by Jason's Jukebox | May 27, 2013 | Adventures in Record Reviews
When you think of the term “polaroid” it conjures up visions of pictures created with cameras that used instant film (though they existed earlier, they became more popular in the early 70’s with the Polaroid Corporation’s release of Integral...
by Jason's Jukebox | May 20, 2013 | Adventures in Record Reviews
Some of my favorite scenes in movies are forever intertwined with the music playing at the time. Thinking back to Ghost World, by the far the most touching scene was the end sequence where some very adult decisions and realizations about life are made. David...
by Jason's Jukebox | May 11, 2013 | Adventures in Record Reviews
Black Swan Lane was founded in 2007 by Jack Sobel & John Kolbeck, formerly of The Messengers and the great Mark Burgess, formerly of The Chameleons UK and the Sun and the Moon (I borrowed this sentence from the BSL website, thanks Jack). The 1st three records (A...
by Jason's Jukebox | May 7, 2013 | Adventures in Record Reviews
Last years Feast of Hammers album by Birdeatsbaby was an intoxicating blend of goth-chamber-pop that made for an evening of (un) easy listening. The band embarked on a successful tour of the United States, making a pit stop in Seattle where I got to hang out with the...
