Dinosaur Jr. Dinosaur You're Living All Over Me Bug Merge By: Eric Greenwood It seems like it would have taken so much more than a trio of reissues on Merge to reunite the original line-up of Dinosaur Jr. The notoriously acrimonious split between J Mascis and Lou Barlow has been the stuff of legend in […]

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Dinosaur Jr. Dinosaur; You're LIving All Over Me; Bug Merge By: Eric Greenwood It seems like it would have taken so much more than a trio of reissues on Merge to reunite the original line-up of Dinosaur Jr. The notoriously acrimonious split between J Mascis and Lou Barlow has been the stuff of legend in […]

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Nine Inch Nails With Teeth Interscope By: Eric Greenwood Sure, Nine Inch Nails is gospel for self-anointed rejects that tend to wear too much white face paint, oversize black t-shirts, and have too many zippers on their tapered black pants from Hot Topic, but to discerning music obsessives, Trent Reznor is a pretentious schmuck with […]

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Coldplay X EMI By: Eric Greenwood For me, Coldplay has always seemed stuck inside Radiohead's 1995 classic "Fake Plastic Trees." The falsetto, the nuanced acoustic sway, and the general malaise of that song sort of lazily encompass Coldplay's entire worldview. I didn't give the band's safe, girlfriend rock much credit until I heard "Clocks" off […]

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Weezer Make Believe Geffen By: Eric Greenwood If you've heard Weezer's comeback single, "Beverly Hills", and think it's good, please stop reading now. You're obviously a glutton for aural punishment, and there's nothing I could say to fix your taste. For the rest, who full-body cringed at the embarrassing lyrics, the lame, chant-along chorus, and […]

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The Nein Wrath Of Circuits Sonic Unyon By: Eric Greenwood The Nein's brand of sound-effects-laden, angular rock hints at the dance-punk trend but never fully embraces it. The hooks are there, off and on, but they aren't nearly obvious enough to get commercial radio play. Instead of catering to prospective playlists, The Nein explores a […]

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DJ Spooky Vs Dave Lombardo Drums Of Death Thirsty Ear By: Eric Greenwood Pretentious intellectualism can suck the fun right out of music in a hurry, and DJ Spooky has always straddled the line of pedantic condescension and envelope-pushing experimentalism. His collaborations are always intriguing, though, having worked with such diverse artists as Metallica, Dr. […]

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