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Album Review: "From KO To Chaos" by Iggy And The Stooges (8/10)
Skydog Records Producer: Marc Zermati A prize for any Iggy and The Stooges lovers, this 7 CD and 1 DVD box set (whew!) hoovers up and refines some of the ... -
Album Review: "Face Of The Screaming Werewolf" by The Fleshtones (8/10)
Yep Roc Records Producers: Michael Giblin, The Fleshtones, Mack White Their hair may be greying on the cover of this latest album release, but after four whole decades of rocking ... -
Album Review: "Doompop" by Zilched (8/10)
Distributed by: Young Heavy Souls Producers: Chloe Drallos, Ben Collins Zilched is a Detroit rock & roll ensemble led by songwriter and guitarist Chloe Drallos, and it’s an immediately likeable ... -
Album Review: "The Book of Strongman" by Dennis Davison (9/10)
Distributed by: Pretty Plague Recordings Producer: Dennis Davison Davison spent decades in the thinking-man’s pop sensation, The Jigsaw Seen. Here on his first solo album, he concocts a masterful recording, ... -
Book Review: Stompbox: 100 Pedals of the World's Greatest Guitarists
If one has the slightest interest in electric guitar effects pedals (or “stompboxes”), then this monster of a compendium is definitely for you. The book works on many different levels. ... -
Book Review: Peter And The Wolves
An absolutely beautifully written autobiography. Growing up a troubled gay teen, Bertei realizes she can express herself as a singer. Meanwhile, Peter Laughner is the coolest guy in Cleveland, but ... -
Album Review: "By The Fire" by Thurston Moore (9/10)
Distributed by: Daydream Library Series Producers: Eva Prinz, Paul Epworth Sonic Youth co-founder Thurston Moore delivers a heady magnum opus here, genetically recombining and expanding his signature sounds to new ... -
Album Review: "Mermaid A-Go-Go" by The Neptunas (8/10)
Distributed by: Altered State Of Reverb Producer: Danny Amis The Neptunas, an all-female surf/garage combo, have resurfaced this year with their most polished release to date. Los Straitjackets’ founder Danny ... -
Album Review: Folkstone Prism by Kennelmus (9/10)
This psychedelic masterpiece from Phoenix, AZ was originally only available as a pressing of 300 in 1971. The songs are about half instrumentals, and though mostly brief, they are brilliantly ... -
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 ...
