In 1958, most of America was struggling to understand what
On the Road really meant, and, naturally, the country’s commercial...
Feb 29, 2008
For a band that traffics in straight readings of traditional singer-songwriter craft, it's difficult not to let one's personal preferences...
Feb 28, 2008
Chris Paul Richards spent the entire performance on top of his amp, itself perched on the edge of the same...
Feb 28, 2008
Still full of trite but brotherly advice, Polyphonic ringleader Tim DeLaughter's insistence that he speak about his personal experiences in...
Feb 28, 2008
My austere editor Chet Betz discourages occasional hot flashes of wide-eyed fan boy gusto, rewarding overexcited first drafts with a...
Feb 28, 2008
In John Leland’s appropriately titled history book of hip,
Hip: The History, he states, “It makes more sense to think...
Feb 28, 2008
Oneida’s
The Wedding possesses the dubious accolade of having been the first album I reviewed for CMG. Not unlike...
Feb 28, 2008
In angry 1989 an angry young prophet revealed with his angry
Pretty Hate Machine the true nature of the...
Feb 28, 2008
I don’t know if it’s unfair to say that an album can best be described as a sum of its...
Feb 28, 2008
