Frank Black And The Catholics S/T Spin Art By: Eric G. After pioneering the Pixies, one of the most influential college rock bands in the pre-Nevermind era, Frank Black has with each release dulled the edge of his poison pen and distanced himself from the pinnacle of his writing powers. Sadly, he is now a […]

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8mm Directed By Joel Schumacher Columbia Pictures By: Eric G. There are so many possibilities with this premise, but, then again, this is the director of D.C. Cab and Batman Forever. Plus, don’t get your hopes up- it’s only rated R. Nicholas Cage plays a low-key P.I. with extraordinary equipment at his disposal (even though […]

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Swell For All The Beautiful People Beggars Banquet By: Eric G. Swell has been churning out lazy, hazy, downbeat love songs disguised as pop gems since its debut self-titled album in 1990. The band hit its stride in 1994 with 41- a collection of vaguely mysterious and bittersweet lullabies. Swell's acoustic driven setup glides beneath […]

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Blonde Redhead In An Expression Of The Inexpressible Touch And Go By: Eric G. Blonde Redhead always gets compared to Sonic Youth, but they don’t sound that much alike. Perhaps, subliminally, journalists are inclined to compare the two since Blonde Redhead’s first two records came out on Steve Shelly of Sonic Youth’s label Smells Like […]

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U.N.K.L.E. Psyence Fiction Mo Wax By: Eric G. James LaVelle and DJ Shadow are the duo at the core of U.N.K.L.E. This project has been brewing for two years in an effort to secure name brand guest vocalists like Thom Yorke, Mike D., and Richard Ashcroft. Shadow, whose album Entroducing secured him a place in […]

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Snowpony The Slow Motion World Of Snowpony Radioactive By: Eric G. This album sounds exactly like you would expect of a band that features ex-members of Stereolab and My Bloody Valentine not to mention Moonshake. Tight syncopation underscores driving bass lines and carefully placed samples and loops. The bored vocal drone glides slightly above the […]

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Hal Hartley Henry Fool Original Soundtrack Echostatic By: Eric G. I'm embarrassed to admit that I had never seen a Hal Hartley film until 1995's Flirt. I was immediately taken in by the simple, seductive, otherworldliness of the music and the way it played against what was happening on screen. His music often serves in […]

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