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Album Review: The Universe Inside by Dream Syndicate (8/10)
Bursting out of LA's "Paisley Underground" scene in the early '80s, Dream Syndicate was initially known for a Velvet Underground-style sound. As the band added keyboards, they evolved into a ... -
Album Review: People in The Sky by The Schizophonics (9/10)
"The Schizophonics are one of the most exciting live bands on the garage/punk scene right now..." The Schizophonics are one of the most exciting live bands on the garage/punk scene ... -
Desert Daze 2019: A Recap
The Desert Daze Festival has basically earned its place as the best live (and most forward-thinking) rock music event in the USA right now. Although its focus is mainly on ... -
Album Review: Unwilling to Explain by Unknown Instructors (7/10)
"Your mileage may vary on the Tom Waits- and Bukowski-influenced bop narration." The SST label of the ‘80s stitched jazz and punk closely together, and here is a truly interesting recording by ... -
The Countdown by Richard Lloyd (8/10)
When your recorded debut was playing guitar on one of modern rock’s most influential albums (Television’s Marquee Moon), then you’ve set a pretty high bar for yourself. Lloyd in his solo career has always favored ... -
Bring On The Mesmeric Condition by The Morlocks (8/10)
The Morlocks have been in and out of circulation for several decades, and have now come roaring back with their patented grimy version of ‘60s garage rock. There is a ... -
Album Review: Future Me Hates Me by The Beths (7/10)
The Beths are a female fronted quartet from the “other Down Under”—New Zealand! Their song “Future Me Hates Me,” with its self-explanatory hilarious title, would be a number one hit in a perfect ... -
Album Review: Behind the Shade by James Williamson and the Pink Hearts (8/10)
The burning question for us rabid and greedy fans is why does ex-Stooges guitarist Williamson only play his fabulous leads on 2/3 of the songs on Behind the Shade?! That ... -
Album Review: This American Blues by Ford Madox Ford
Chip Kinman’s career stretches back 40 years, through The Dils, Rank and File, Blackbird, and Cowboy Nation. He’s always broken his own rules musically, playing styles from punk to country to industrial. His latest band ... -
Album Review: The Mermen - We Could See it In The Distance (9/10)
Jim Thomas’ instrumental trio The Mermen has been slowly but steadily releasing music since the mid-‘90s, and this recent work stands as one of their best. The music is a ... -
Morton Subotnick at REDCAT
As a teenager in the 70's, I was fascinated upon coming across the record 'Silver Apples of the Moon', by Morton Subotnick. It was a completely electronic composition from 1967, ... -
Matthew Stubbs And The Antiguas - Matthew Stubbs and The Antiguas (8/10)
AMAZING live-sounding production––like the band is right in front of you! Stubbs has released a classic album of instrumentals that references the best elements of blues, surf, jazz, garage, soul ... -
Björk - Utopia (9/10)
Björk unleashes a remarkable effort with her latest recording. Coming off of the heartbreak depicted on her last album, here she utilizes a woman’s flute chorus, bird and jungle noises, ... -
Wand - Plum (9/10)
Trippy rockers Wand bust out of the starting gate with “Setting,” which recalls ‘60s classic “Pictures of Matchstick Men,” and it just gets better from there. This release combines and ... -
Dungen - Häxan (Versions by Prins Thomas) (7/10)
Swedish rock band Dungen is best known for putting out excellent progressive and psychedelic rock for several decades. Ace Norwegian producer Prins Thomas has taken some tracks from their latest release and sliced ‘n diced ... -
Music Album Review: Los Straitjackets - "What's So Funny About Peace, Love and Los Straitjackets" ...
Known for their lucha mask schtick, Los Straitjackets are truly one of the best instro bands in the U.S.A. After a recent tour with ace British pub-rocker Nick Lowe, they recorded a tribute album ... -
Music Album Review: Robyn Hitchcock - "Robyn Hitchcock" (9/10)
Robyn Hitchcock has been putting out excellent music for over three decades, and this release definitely ranks with some of his best. His guitar-based psychedelic pop encompasses the ‘60s British ... -
Live Review: Westerner at Timewarp Records in Los Angeles, CA
Material: Westerner offer a completely entertaining blend of precision-played psychedelic glam rock. Funky beats and occasional electronics are applied to a showy indie-rock style that can either be danced to ... -
Music Album Review: The Feelies - "In Between" (8/10)
New Jersey indie-rock legends, the Feelies' first release in five years opens with the sounds of birds, insects and rain, and this seems to be their most acoustic-guitar dominated effort ... -
Music Album Review: John Cale - "Fragments Of A Rainy Season" (8/10)
Ex-Velvet Underground hero John Cale re-releases his 1992 live album with bonus cuts, yielding spectacular rewards. Cale supplies many qualities missing from today’s music, namely grace, chops, finesse and literacy. Playing both piano and some guitar, ...
