Alternative music, cult films, and pop culture explored through a Gen X lens — with reviews, interviews, and a deep-dive podcast.
Slowdive Reunite For Primavera Sound: Dream-pop group will play alongside Pixies and The National. Slowly but surely, shoegaze is coming back into vogue. Last year saw My Bloody Valentine’s first album since 1991’s Loveless. And now its been confirmed that dreampop act (and Creation label mates) Slowdive are also reforming. They’ll be playing the second day […]
Albums Revisited: PiL’s ‘Album’ Turns 30: Anger Is A Everlasting Energy. January 27th, 2016 marks the 30th anniversary of PiL ‘s(aka Public Image Ltd.) Album, one of the most curious and interesting post-punk albums of the 80’s. Ex-Sex Pistols vocalist Johnny Rotten (real name John Lydon) had steered his follow-up group on a unique musical trajectory; early […]
Afghan Whigs Announce New Album ‘Do To The Beast’: upcoming release will be the band’s first album in 16 years. Ever since the Afghan Whigs got back together; fans have had one burning question; is there a new album on the horizon? Over the weekend, Breaking Bad actor Bob Odenkirk tweeted a picture of himself and […]
Albums Revisited: Alice In Chains ‘Jar Of Flies’ Turns 20: A look back at one of the biggest selling E.P’s of all time. I feel quite old today, because tomorrow Alice In Chain’s ‘Jar of Flies’ celebrates its 20th anniversary. Wasn’t I just in college, moping around to the sullen yet gorgeous acoustic driven tunes […]
Albums Revisited: Prong’s Cleansing Turns 20. Looking back at an underrated, yet influential masterpiece. This Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of Cleansing, Prong’s 1994 metal masterwork. Prong are a band I’ve covered on several occasions (click here for my interview with band leader Tommy Victor). They’re a band that deserved to be huge, yet never […]
Dave Grohl, Nine Inch Nails and QOTSA To Perform Grammy Finale. Supergroup to be rounded out by Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsay Buckingham. I’ve bemoaned the lack of heavy rock groups at the Grammy’s for years now. But the 2014 Grammy ceremonies have a silver lining; Dave Grohl will lead a supergroup of alternative veterans, including […]
Mogwai ‘Rave Tapes’ Review: Scottish post-rockers stick to their formula, but it still sounds fresh. [rating=4] On Rave Tapes, Mogwai’s eight full-length album, they stick to what they do best; down tempo, hypnotic swirls of melancholy, with only scant vocals throughout. But don’t mistake Rave Tapes as by-the-numbers stuff; it’s their strongest effort since 2002’s Happy Songs For […]
Upside Down The Creation Records Story Review. Rock doc revisits the Shoegaze, Acid-house and Britpop scenes through the prism of the record label that broke them all. [rating=4] I really couldn’t understand what he was saying but he was clearly enthusiastic. So says Post-punk icon Bob Mould while discussing Alan McGee, the drug crazed, often […]
Mogwai Stream New Album ‘Rave Tapes’: Scottish Post-Rock Icons Offer Free Streaming Of New Album Prior To Official Release Noise rock legends Mogwai will be releasing their new album Rave Tapes on January 20th, but fans don’t have to wait that long to listen. The band are streaming the album in full on Soundcloud for a […]
9 Most Awful Hair Metal Videos Ever Made aka Cock Rock at it’s most flaccid. A long while back, I did a list of Worst Music Videos. But I’ve discovered several more worthy entries from the 80’s hair metal/cock rock/hard rock scene. These clownish relics are prime examples of how this musical sub-genre quickly lapsed […]
