Give Us The Boots!: “Gimix was released by The Avalanches to combat the bootlegs of their (unfinished) album which were finding their way around Australia and the U.K. It was available on the cassette “Contains Elements Of Since I Left Y[…]
P.O.D. – “Youth of the Nation” Wes Borland’s throbbing pseudo-tuned guitar + the choir from Pat Benatar’s “We Belong” + the social consciousness of Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch’s “Wildside[…]
I Hate Alternative Rock: From the Makes No Sense At All Dept. – Bob Mould is coming out with THREE albums this year; check out this semi-informative article from Billboard.com for more information (and don’t mind the pop-up ads). A coup[…]
PAVEMENT — ‘We Dance’ My birthday was this past Saturday. I actually woke up around my official birthtime (7:34 AM EST) to the sound of my alarm clock bleating spitefully at me — ‘You moron, why’d you set your ala[…]
This Is My Truth: “Unless something hugely dramatic happens before February 1, 2002 the courts will declare that Richey [Edwards] is legally dead.” (from Mojo Magazine, February 2002)[…]
LES SAVY FAV – “Adopduction” Kidnapped! I was kidnapped! I dreamed I was kidnapped! And so the song begins, riding like a car with a bad transmission, and Tim Harrington is the poor kid gagged & bound in the trunk, head smackin[…]
LIT – “Lipstick & Bruises” A guilty pleasure from last year. I’m not listening to it right now, though I hear the chorus in my head. As with a good number of songs I take a liking to, I’m left wondering why this t[…]
ARMAGEDDON IT? Various quotations pulled from an Essay On Rock & Roll Lyrics (as found on Rockwisdom.com): “… [M]usic can be used to create and promote industry. Contemporary music provides numerous business opportunities for musici[…]
NO WHISPERS, NO RADIO, NO SCREAMS So I ask Tom which Mission of Burma songs he’s heard. Oh, ‘Revolver’ and some other ‘famous’ one, he replies. (Probably that ‘Academy Fight Song’ thing.) Why don’t y[…]
HELMET – “Unsung” Sounds like Black Sabbath – “Ironman”, to be exact. A bit faster (of course), and the guitars are extra-shiny, but Page Hamilton’s barking marches in step with Ozzy’s caterwauling. T[…]