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Lana Del Rey – Chemtrails Over The Country Club
For the last decade, Lana Del Rey has consistently put out stunning albums. Very few missteps, each album seemed to be an improvement over the previous. Her aesthetic was – and is – unwavering. Dedicated to a timeless cool imbued with fashion and nostalgia, she was...
Death Threat Cassette – Use Your Delusion
A few years ago, I got it into my head that wearing a John Mellencamp shirt to punk rock shows would be the most punk rock thing ever. Of course, it is kind of silly coming from me – an unabashed John Mellencamp fan and settling (mostly) comfortably into my 40’s. But...
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The Barmines – There’s Never Any Romance
Brotherly love - I'm from the city that promotes it, but it isn't always the easiest thing to live by. My brother and I are 3 years apart, which can be brutal during the teenage years. We had our moments of not getting along, though I'll feign amnesia when asked if...
Bob Dylan – Things Have Changed
Attack of the Killer Track! is a series that explores tracks from artists from a variety of genres. Some of the tracks were singles, some of them were obscure b-sides or long forgotten album tracks. One thing is certain – all of them are killer tracks. Resignation and...
SupaJamma – Hope and Pray
SupaJamma follows up their critically acclaimed EP That Was Then, This is Now (not a cover of The Monkees) with a single that defies characterization. You may know leader singer Martin "Sugar" Merchant from Britpop era favorites, Audioweb. Name checked by Ian Brown of...
Mansun – Six
Part 47 of a series that will run throughout 2013 as I discuss records that have affected me throughout the years – Flashback Fridays In 1997 at some point - the exact details are hazy - a friend and I set out to see a show at the TLA on South Street in Philadelphia....
Heyward Howkins – Be Frank, Furness
Seems like it was just over a year ago that I was enjoying the Big Sky of Montana and Idaho in the company of loved ones. Actually, it has been just over a year now that I think about it. Nostalgia can be a double-edged sword - every moment thinking about the past is...
Paul McCartney – New
The press for Paul McCartney's 16th album, New, indicates that it is his 1st record of new material (not cover versions) since 2007's Memory Almost Full. To view that as an accurate accounting would be akin to viewing the past through rose-colored lenses (which I've...
Mudhoney – I’m Now
Attack of the Killer Track! is a series that explores tracks from artists from a variety of genres. Some of the tracks were singles, some of them were obscure b-sides or long forgotten album tracks. One thing is certain – all of them are killer tracks. 2013 has proven...
The Cunic Ensemble – The Gram
The Cunic Ensemble came together in 2011 after multi instrumentalist John Clarke had written a batch of songs that had themes in common. Although Clarke had experience in writing and producing instrumental music for films, these songs begged for interaction with other...
Eminem – Berzerk
Will the real Slim Shady please stand up? Every album released after 2002's The Eminem Show has featured Eminem rapping in different styles, rarely returning to the carefree freestyle form of his earlier records. Don't get me wrong, I liked most of the later records -...
Coconut Records – West Coast
Attack of the Killer Track! is a series that explores tracks from artists from a variety of genres. Some of the tracks were singles, some of them were obscure b-sides or long forgotten album tracks. One thing is certain – all of them are killer tracks. Mention a...
Beastie Boys – Sabotage
Attack of the Killer Track! is a series that explores tracks from artists from a variety of genres. Some of the tracks were singles, some of them were obscure b-sides or long forgotten album tracks. One thing is certain – all of them are killer tracks. There are...
Dan Florio – Big Thoughts in a Small Place
In Washington State the Autumnal rainy season strikes almost immediately, summer becoming a distant memory overnight. The summer just passed becomes a topic approached in waves of nostalgia as kids bury their noses in homework and the big people go about their big...
Bel Argosy – Let’s Hear It For Bel Argosy
In my early years of driving, I'd roam the streets of suburban Philadelphia with my favorite cassette tapes blasting as loud as possible. I wasn't a very good driver, but I felt like the King of the World (say it in Leo's voice) when my music was playing. At some...
Led Zeppelin – All My Love
Attack of the Killer Track! is a series that explores tracks from artists from a variety of genres. Some of the tracks were singles, some of them were obscure b-sides or long forgotten album tracks. One thing is certain – all of them are killer tracks. The late 70's...
The Razor Skyline – Dark Water Oasis
How does one respond to adversity? People like to repeat cliché statements on social media or plaster those statements onto a photograph of a famous person. “Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.” “Most of the shadows of this life...
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