The Peanut Gallery: Tales From The Basement
The Peanut Gallery Tales From The Basement New Jersey hip-hop duo The Peanut Gallery has dropped a new album, Tales From The Basement. It is quite a unique read on what one usually finds in this genre, complete with some great grooves, and quite a few hard-hitting, expletive-rich raps. “Deep Thoughts” hits us early on with its trilling arpeggio More...
John Carpenter: Anthology (Movie Themes 1974-1998)
John Carpenter Anthology (Movie Themes 1974-1998) (Sacred Bones Records) You might just be a fan of John Carpenter’s movies (Halloween, Escape From New York, Starman, and Big Trouble In Little China to name More...
Patrick Grant: A Sequence of Waves (twelve stories and a dream)
Patrick Grant A Sequence of Waves (Twelve Stories and a Dream) (Peppergreen Media) Musician/composer Patrick Grant certainly presents a rich tapestry with his new album, A Sequence of Waves (Twelve Stories and More...
The Night Herons: Relevant Noise
The Night Herons Relevant Noise The Night Herons—Dana Berry, Mike Assenzio, and Larry Huene—present their new 15-song album,  Relevant Noise. Opening with the flangy, semi-punk sardonic read of “Compromise,” More...
Tangerine Dream: Quantum Gate
Tangerine Dream Quantum Gate (KScope Import) The release of Tangerine Dream’s new studio album Quantum Gate coincides with the band’s 50th anniversary. Though the TD’s de-facto leader Edgar Froese died in More...
Kid Rock: Sweet Southern Sugar
Kid Rock Sweet Southern Sugar (BMG Rights Management) Sweet Southern Sugar is Kid Rock’s first album made in Nashville, and his first with new label BMG/Broken Bow Records, but it’s that Kid Rock mélange More...
Sisters of Mercy – Some Girls Wander By Mistake
Sisters of Mercy Some Girls Wander By Mistake (Warner Music UK) The 4 LP re-issue of Sisters of Mercy’s Some Girls Wander By Mistake focuses on the early years of the band’s career. It includes an array More...
The War on Drugs: A Deeper Understanding
The War on Drugs A Deeper Understanding (Atlantic Records) It has been getting increasingly hard to find anything resembling just good rock n roll. The heirs to the ones that have left us either haven’t found More...
Coral the Merknight vs SEARANTULA: It Weaves a Web of Metal
Coral the Merknight vs SEARANTULA It Weaves a Web of Metal (Sea Spider Studios) The heavy metal guitar and drum plodding of “Disclaimer,” opens It Weaves a Web of Metal. Here, we get a warning about what More...
Princess Nokia: 1992 Deluxe
Princess Nokia 1992 Deluxe (Rough Trade) Destiny Frasqueri aka Wavy Spice aka Princess Nokia identifies as a bruja, tomboy, New York Boricua shorty, a feminist, and queer woman who isn’t burdened, but rather More...
