by Jason's Jukebox | Feb 11, 2019 | Attack of the Killer Track!
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. I’ve had...
by Jason's Jukebox | Aug 4, 2017 | Adventures in Record Reviews
Many years ago a friend gushed to me about pop star Lorde – telling me that she was the absolute best he’d heard in a bit. Now, most of the aging hipsters in my age range (mid 30’s to mid 40’s) DO seem like pop music – ironically or...
by Jason's Jukebox | Sep 14, 2016 | Attack of the Killer Track!
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 the mid to...
by Jason's Jukebox | Oct 12, 2015 | Adventures in Record Reviews
In the mid 90’s I’d often buy a CD based on a gut feeling or based on the cover art. It wasn’t an exact science, but in early 1995 I picked up the debut album by Jewel called Pieces Of You. Hipster alert – that was a full 18 months before the...
by Jason's Jukebox | Oct 5, 2015 | Adventures in Record Reviews
I recently finished Kim Gordon’s memoir detailing her time in Sonic Youth along with the intimate details of her breakup with husband (and fellow Sonic Youth member), Thurston Moore. I mostly enjoyed the book, but I had to laugh – she spent a few sentences...