Holy shit what a mouthful of a title. That aside, this is easily Neko Case’s easiest album to get into. Easy. Maybe not the best, but for having one of the most blow-people -out-of-the-water-voices, some of her earlier stuff is really not that accessible. I mean, maybe if you’re really into old school Loretta Lynn…
No I’m not talking about the NIN album or the former president; I’m talking about an album from the formerly MA based trio The Slip. The chances are you haven’t heard of them and if you have it was probably from the song ‘Even Rats’ that was featured in the first guitar hero game. However,…
It’s Valentine’s Day. So naturally there are some depressed motherfuckers out there. And I don’t blame them. Finding love is tough, and losing it is tougher. So for Valentine’s Day I bring you Josh Ritter’s The Beast In Its Tracks. This is a break up album. Growing up I thought break up albums were angst-y….
Since writing for EBE, I’ve been mostly bringing up music that I’ve listened to and cutting it down a few notches. Even being the cynical prick that I am, I know that’s not the right way to appreciate music. I like all sorts of bands, so instead of telling you who disappointed me today I’d…
The other night I watched about 3 hours of live Queen concert footage. You know, the usual Thursday night. I had read that their Wembley Stadium performances in ’85 and ’86 were legendary. And I have to admit you do walk away pretty impressed, especially with how well they commanded the crowd. And those were…
Great band, Great Sound, Great Album… I could pretty much wrap it up right there but as usual I’m probably going to carry on for a bit about shit that’s at best loosely related to the topic at hand. Anyways, this album was another one that was a bit of a slow burn for me…
You can tell a lot about how old that you’re getting by looking at “Best Of” lists. When I was younger I remember being able to create my own out of the 40 or so albums that I listened to the previous year. Even in recent years I remember at least knowing the albums so…
Man what can I say about this album other than it fucking rocks. Ya it’s a little bit old at this point (2005) but it seems like I tell people about this band all the time and they’ve: A. never heard of BRMC or B. have but never listened to this album. Now to be…
Today the lineup was announced for this year’s Boston Calling Festival to be held over Memorial Day weekend, May 23–25th. Acts include Death Cab for Cutie, Modest Mouse, Jack Johnson, Jenny Lewis, Brand New, Tegan & Sara, Frank Turner and a bunch more over the 3 day set of shows. Some people are getting sick…
I wanted to like Against Me!’s new album. Which if you are familiar with this phrasing, is a hint that the rest of this review isn’t going to be too flattering. Transgender Dysphoria Blues was released this week with pretty significant hype. Most of the buzz related to the punk band’s sixth studio effort is…
