Monthly archives: October, 2014

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The Mad Doctors | Snake Oil Superscience

Fig. 1 Aside from being what I wish I had majored in at college ‘Snake Oil Superscience‘ is an awesome album. It’s heavy, spooky, fuzzed out and it makes me feel like I’m surfing with the devil (see fig. 1). The Mad Doctors are from Brooklyn and they sound kind of like I imagine Sabbath…




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Counting Crows | Somewhere Under Wonderland

Did you know the Counting Crows are still making music? Probably not, right? Don’t you lie to me. After bursting on the scene in 1993 with August and Everything After, their popularity has gradually decreased, not surprising since their first album, fueled by “Mr. Jones” (yeah that song is over 20 years old now) sold…




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St. James & The Apostles | Via Dolorosa

Every so often I flip to the back of a Rolling Stone to check out the Top 40 and I don’t know why because it never fails to disappoint me.  Nearly everything on there is complete shit.  It’s the same story with the vast majority of radio stations and MTV, as well.   Sure you’ll…



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Ryan Adams | Ryan Adams

Ryan Adams is back with his 14th solo album, this time a self -titled job, named after himself for no particular reason other than his inability to come up with anything better. His first solo album, Heartbreaker (named after a Mariah Carey poster), was released all the way back in 2000. Since then he’s averaged…