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Weezer – OK Human
Not too long ago, there was a Saturday Night Live skit that had Matt Damon playing the world’s biggest Weezer fan, much to the chagrin of Leslie Jones – who was adamant that Weezer made two great albums – 1994’s Blue Album and 1996’s Pinkerton – before losing their...
Sunstack Jones – Golden Repair
Kicking off reviews for 2021 in February, bypassing January completely, in the midst of a snowstorm the likes of which has not been seen in these parts in ages. Fitting, really. What better company than that of an old friend? I am speaking of the new record by...
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Pet Shop Boys – Electric
2012's record Elysium by the The Pet Shop Boys sparked reviews that varied in tone and critique. It was sometimes mentioned as beautifully autumnal and sad but also criticized as sounding tired and slightly bitter (often within the same review) - for me it was a...
Sunstack Jones – You Can Help Me Out b/w Sunday Comedown
Sunstack Jones hail from "North of England" (members live in Liverpool & Blackburn) and say that they are composed of "always two, sometimes three but mostly four or maybe five musicians". That includes Lorcan Moriarty on guitars (formerly of NME darlings Maupa)...
Bruce Springsteen – Atlantic City
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. In early 1982...
John Denver – Take Me Home, Country Roads
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. When you move...
The Lost Patrol – Driven
ec·lec·tic /iˈklektik/ Adjective Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources. So says some reputable website on the world wide web. In my experience though, this term can come off as damning praise. "Oh, don't mind him - he's a bit...
Phil Collins – I Don’t Care Anymore
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. All of the hype...
Black Sabbath – 13
Black Sabbath's 13 is the first #1 record for anyone in the band - even taking into consideration the wonderful solo career of Ozzy Osbourne. I didn't believe that when I 1st read it, but a scan through historical data confirms it is true. How we got to this point in...
The Cornelius Crane – The Cornelius Crane EP
The Empire Strikes Back is usually considered the strongest film of the original Star Wars series. As it turns out, it was also the 2nd film (but now I think it is considered the 5th because of the newer trilogy). The Wrath of Khan is also considered the best of the...
Zephyr Reign – Tempus Fugit
"Zephyr Reign are a 5 piece Alternative/Rock band from South Wales. With a list of musical tastes and backgrounds ranging from indie to rock to good old fashion rock n roll the band Zephyr Reign show no limitations with their writing ability and style. With music...
The Creep Void – Apotheosis
From the most reliable source on the "world wide web", Wikipedia - Apotheosis (from Greek ἀποθέωσις from ἀποθεοῦν, apotheoun "to deify"; in Latin deificatio "making divine"; also called divinization and deification) is the glorification of a subject to divine level....
Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush – Don’t Give Up
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. Peter Gabriel...
Coffee Thoughts – An interview With Sonny Lanegan
Over the last year or so Sonny Lanegan and I have attempted to chat about his projects (solo, White Pulp, The Dead Good). It seemed like it would never work out, but over the last month or so we finally had a chance to catch up and chat. It happened to coincide with...
The Pale Faces – Another Such Strange Bird
One of my best friends (from back east who lived in Portland, OR for a brief spell before moving to NYC) would always preach the gospel of Sleater-Kinney to me while we were still in our formative years (not old & jaded yet). In fact, I even accompanied him to...
The Beatles – Rubber Soul
Part 45 of a series that will run throughout 2013 as I discuss records that have affected me throughout the years – Flashback Fridays I debated whether I should really tackle an album by The Beatles - probably the most popular and biggest band of all time (sorry...
The Dead Good – Thirteen Polaroids
When you think of the term "polaroid" it conjures up visions of pictures created with cameras that used instant film (though they existed earlier, they became more popular in the early 70's with the Polaroid Corporation's release of Integral Film). A snapshot in time...
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