by Jason's Jukebox | May 30, 2012 | Adventures in Record Reviews
In the summer of 2011 I had the chance to be involved with Critical Sun Recordings Band Crawl – an event where the proceeds would go towards helping the cause of Music Aid NW. The mission of this organization is a noble one – to support music education in...
by Jason's Jukebox | May 28, 2012 | Adventures in Record Reviews
In 2008 I was thrilled when Portishead returned with Third – their first new record of new material in 11 years. In the mid 90’s I really enjoyed their two albums (and associated b-sides) – 1994’s Dummy and 1997’s Portishead. Both of...
by Jason's Jukebox | May 24, 2012 | Adventures in Record Reviews
I’ve touched upon the years I was in high school in earlier posts (1991 – 1995), but certain other details are worth mentioning. When I initially started high school, kids who had their heads shaved, wore punk rock clothing, and generally strayed from the...
by Jason's Jukebox | May 16, 2012 | Adventures in Record Reviews
The term “twee pop” can be a double-edged sword when discussing new bands or records. On one hand, you may like sweet melodies with shambolic guitars. On the other hand, it seems to be an underhanded compliment – sure, it’s got melody. But...
by Jason's Jukebox | Apr 25, 2012 | Adventures in Record Reviews
I had the privilege of attending high school during the years 1991 to 1995 – what could be viewed as the peak era of commercialization of the Seattle grunge sound (though as I will endlessly preach, the roots of grunge in my opinion originated with the...
by Jason's Jukebox | Apr 11, 2012 | Adventures in Record Reviews
In the summer of 2005 I had the opportunity to visit Chicago, IL. I was very happy, because it gave me an opportunity to play Sufjan Stevens’ Here Come the Illinois in the actual state of Illinois. I told you in my bio – I’m really not that cool. It...
