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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, ...