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...
by Jason's Jukebox | Apr 9, 2012 | Adventures in Record Reviews
I’m not a huge fan of bands reuniting without a new album to promote. When The Chameleons reunited in 2000 and toured throughout the world, as fans we were treated to a new studio album (very underrated in my opinion), a live album, and two acoustic albums. More...
by Jason's Jukebox | Apr 2, 2012 | Adventures in Record Reviews
The show Gilmore Girls always frustrated the hell out of me. The mom (played by Lauren Graham) always failed to connect with me – it always looked like she was trying to think of her lines to me. The show itself had a mildly interesting premise and was usually...
by Jason's Jukebox | Mar 26, 2012 | Adventures in Record Reviews
I have to be honest with you – as someone who is dedicated to only publishing positive music reviews, I did not expect to be reviewing the new Madonna album. A lot of praise was given for her performance at the Superbowl earlier this year – I was...
