CD Review – Two Hours Traffic, “Territory”
Two Hours Traffic new album, Territory, crams 40 years of guitar-pop history into a half hour or so. It’s tight fit but they’ve wedged Beatles…
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Wild Things, I Think I Love You
Audiences will undoubtedly be depressed while watching Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Are. But this kind of mood is rare and refreshing when we…
Subplots, stoners and sinks
“It’s easy to find what you’re against but difficult to find what you’re for.” This is a paraphrase of one of the memorable lines in…
CD Review : Bob Mould, “Life and Times”
Mention Bob Mould to a music lover theses days, and you’ll be given a quizzical look, followed by the question, “Isn’t he doing dance music…
CD Review : The Junction, “Another Link in the Chain”
Much has happened in The Junction camp since the release of their self-titled major label debut in 2007. Gone are the angular guitars, the greatly…
Hurl from a top window
In his first work of creative non-fiction, the 13-year old Eric Valdemar wrote about war and childhood. Inspired by his hometown of Rostock in northern…
CD Review : Corb Lund “Losin Lately Gambler”
The first song I heard on Corb Lund’s new album, Losin’ Lately Gambler was “A Game in Town Like This,” and, frankly, it filled me…
CD : Rubik “Dada Bandits”
Finnish indie pop/rock band Rubik takes “quirky pop” to a whole new level on their sophomore album Dada Bandits, a record you’ll only find if…
CD Review : Jay-Z “The Blueprint III” & Raekwon “Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt. 2”
Two legendary rappers, two sequels of legendary albums. One at the peak of his popularity, the other attempting a comeback. In this case, the underdog…
CD Review : Pet Shop Boys “Yes”
I suppose there is something that can be said for a group that manages to have a sound that is consistent throughout their entire body…