Records
Wilderness: Wilderness
It seems that a lot of people are talking about Wilderness, but nobody’s talking about what they sound like. For...
Jul 27, 2005
Records
Wilderness: Wilderness
You know what I love about Wilderness? When I first heard their eponymous album, the first thing I said to...
Jul 27, 2005Tracks
Skeletons and the Girl-Faced Boys: "See The Way"
To my CMG comrades I described my first impression of Skeletons and the Girl-Faced Boys as a funkier, proggier...
Jul 27, 2005Tracks
M. Ward: "Radio Campaign"
Slap dab in the middle of M. Ward’s overlooked Transistor Radio is a tiny piece (although, by far, not the...
Jul 27, 2005Tracks
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: "The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth"
In the interests of keeping feelings divorced from the serious business of criticism, tonight’s track review forms a First Amendment...
Jul 27, 2005
Records
Clutch: Robot Hive/Exodus
On behalf of Clutch fans everywhere, I feel like I need to apologize for the cover art on this record.... Jul 27, 2005
Records
Cardinal: Cardinal Reissue
Was there chamber pop before Belle & Sebastian? What about the precursor to the Wrens’ blend of harmonic beauty and...
Jul 26, 2005
Records
Coachwhips: Peanut Butter & Jelly Live at the Ginger Minge
I know what you’re thinking, intrepid CMG reader: net-savvy, plucky lad that you are, you’re searching the internet in a... Jul 25, 2005
Interviews
Buck 65
CMG’s Aaron Newell (CMG): So, Biz Markie jacked one of your beats once.
Buck...