Records
Beach Fossils: What a Pleasure EP
Despite the summery associations of their name, Beach Fossils make perfect music for a dreary late winter. The band’s new...
Feb 15, 2011
Despite the summery associations of their name, Beach Fossils make perfect music for a dreary late winter. The band’s new...
Feb 15, 2011
Yo La Tengo’s “Spin the Wheel” tour is a great idea: take a band with years of material under their...
Feb 11, 2011
To say the Feelies have influenced a huge chunk of today’s indie rock output is an understatement—not only are they...
Feb 03, 2011
Dye It Blonde, the second full length by Chicago’s Smith Westerns, reminds me of the opening credit sequence to Todd...
Jan 28, 2011
In the summer of 2009, I saw the Beets open for Vivian Girls at Pittsburgh’s Andy Warhol Museum. I’d never...
Jan 19, 2011
A J Mascis song without electric guitar is kind of like a Michael Jackson video without dancing: it seems criminal...
Jan 11, 2011
Runner-up: anyone who admits to liking Four Loko.
Dec 06, 2010
Runner-up: …better go to Kanye or he may throw a shit-fit.
Dec 06, 2010
It took me a while to warm to the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart. Their eponymous debut arrived at...
Dec 03, 2010