by Jason's Jukebox | Dec 19, 2012 | Adventures in Record Reviews
The Violent Femmes once introduced a verse in the song “Prove My Love” singing “Third verse / same as the first”. Larry and Andy Wachowski also created two sequels to the movie The Matrix that severely diluted the impact of the original (in my...
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...
