Microphones Don't Wake Me Up K By: Eric G. Like early Sebadoh, Microphones makes a raucous noise on a deliberately lo-fi level with lots of fuzzed out low end mixed with experimental yet dreamy pop. Microphones is the nom de plume for Olympia-based bedroom engineer, Phil Elvrum. Don’t Wake Me Up is an album filled […]

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The Artist Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic Arista/npg By: Eric G. I don't care what the cover says- this is vintage Prince. Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic may employ an arsenal of trendy names in the music business to appeal to the kids who aren't even aware that this guy used to be called Prince, […]

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Bringing Out The Dead Directed By Martin Scorsese Paramount By: Eric G. It’s hard to place this film in a proper frame of reference. The story itself is simple enough: a burned out EMS driver seeks refuge from the extreme lows and highs of saving and losing lives on the dark streets of New York […]

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…and You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead Madonna Merge By: Eric G. And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead is bursting with youthful exuberance, reckless angst, punk ethos, and heartfelt sincerity on its second album. These four guys from Austin, Texas play wildly passionate punk rock, but not the […]

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Ui The Iron Apple Southern By: Eric G. Since Tortoise’s debut album in 1994, instrumental prog rock has been given an awful lot of clout- some of it deserved but much of it not. Ui represents the experimental side of the post-Slint onslaught of organic noisemakers that deserves accolades. Ui’s been around since the early […]

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Starmarket Sunday's Worst Enemy Popkid By: Eric G. Starmarket is a Swedish quartet that knows its early 90’s American punk rock because Sunday’s Worst Enemy could have served as the blue print for hundreds of indie, emo, and hardcore punk bands if it had only been released back in 1996 when it was recorded. The […]

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