Ryan Adams Jacksonville City Nights Lost Highway By: Eric Greenwood A dilettante to some, a spoiled shit to others, and a poseur to most, Ryan Adams makes up for his bratty self-indulgence with convincing immersion into his carefully calculated roles. He's back to country crooner this year. Lick finger, hold it up to wind…yep, country […]

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Depeche Mode Playing The Angel Mute By: Eric Greenwood Depeche Mode was my gateway band into better music when I was a kid, so I feel like I owe a lot to them. I may be a loyal fan, but I'm not deluded. And I'm not going to look at you straight-faced and tell you […]

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Franz Ferdinand You Could Have It So Much Better Domino By: Eric Greenwood I've been listening to the new Franz Ferdinand trying to figure out why I don't like it as much as the band's stylish debut. It has the same jaunty, angular post-punk guitar jabs, the same bouncy, half-disco beats, and even breathier, more […]

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Run-D.M.C. Run-D.M.C. King Of Rock Raising Hell Tougher Than Leather Profile By: Eric Greenwood Barring nostalgia and sentimentality, listening to Run-D.M.C. in 2005 is kind of difficult. It sounds so basic and primitive compared to how far hip-hop has come in more than two decades. It’s not too far removed from going back and listening […]

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Run-D.M.C. Run-D.M.C; King Of Rock; Raising Hell; Tougher Than Leather Profile By: Eric Greenwood Barring nostalgia and sentimentality, listening to Run-D.M.C. in 2005 is kind of difficult. It sounds so basic and primitive compared to how far hip-hop has come in more than two decades. It’s not too far removed from going back and listening […]

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Death Cab For Cutie Plans Atlantic By: Robert Howell It's all too easy to lambaste quondam indie darlings for hopping to the majors, and Death Cab for Cutie will now receive such backlash reactions after its move to Atlantic. This will be a mistake. Not because its new album Plans, is good. It isn't. The […]

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World Leader Pretend Punches Warner Bros. By: Eric Greenwood One of the drawbacks of naming your band after another band's song, particularly when that song is by R.E.M., is that your music is viewed not only in context with the more famous band's culture but also compared directly against it. That's a setback upstart bands […]

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