by Jason's Jukebox | Dec 12, 2012 | Adventures in Record Reviews
The word “Americana” when applied to music conjures up visions of acoustic guitar, singing with friends around a fire, and an authentic approach to the music and lyrics. All of these things are true – at its best it can incorporate country, folk,...
by Jason's Jukebox | Dec 3, 2012 | Adventures in Record Reviews
We last heard from Green Day in September of this year with the release of the 1st part of their trilogy of records, ¡Uno!. Gone were the political posturing of the last two records – instead listeners were treated to party songs, 50’s inspired pop-punk...
by Jason's Jukebox | Nov 26, 2012 | Adventures in Record Reviews
In a song about Washington D.C. by The Magnetic Fields on their magnum opus, 69 Love Songs (titled “Washington D.C. strangely enough) they recited everything that is great about the city – “Washington, D.C. / It’s paradise to me / It’s...
by Jason's Jukebox | Nov 14, 2012 | Adventures in Record Reviews
The debut EP by The Januariez was an incredible mix of punk infused Pac NW Rock n Roll with lyrics that provided a visceral punch to the gut of the listener. Once you got through the 11 minute, 55 second EP, it led to the question “Well, what’s...
by Jason's Jukebox | Nov 12, 2012 | Adventures in Record Reviews
I’ll probably repeat myself many, many times over the course of my reviews when it comes to one topic that puzzles me – the term “hipster”. What does it mean? What does it denote? I’m still not certain, even after reading about how I live...
by Jason's Jukebox | Nov 6, 2012 | Adventures in Record Reviews
In the 60’s and 70’s it seemed like artists released records more quickly. They’d put out a great record, tour for a bit, then get right back into the studio. It seemed like this model began to shift in the late 80’s. I’m not sure if it...
