Outrageous Cherry – Seemingly Solid Reality [Alive/2010] It’s been a good 15 years since Outrageous Cherry and I first crossed paths. There has not been a lot of change, other than people, between their eponymous […]
The Hotrats – Turn Ons [G&D/Fat Possum/2010] No, not a Frank Zappa tribute act. The backstory: In the latter part of 2007 Supergrass bassist Mick Quinn suffered two broken vertebrae and a broken heel while […]
Boat – Setting The Paces [Magic Marker/2009] Youthful Exuberance! Come and get it. You’ve heard hundreds or even thousands of indie-rock tunes like those found here. But what makes your ears perk up and take […]
Adrian Whitehead – One Small Stepping Man [Popboomerang/2008] Bryan Estepa – Sunday Best [Popboomerang/2008] Danna & The Changes – Consonant Cacophony [Popboomerang/2008] The latest batch from Oz’s Popboomerang label includes these very delightful platters from […]
This disc was concocted up for sale on a Springtime European tour; issued on Kuepper’s own revived label of many decades ago. Maybe you were lucky enough to catch him. If not drop Mr. Kuepper […]
After almost three years the Campanellas and Co. are back with another gem. This time via the Massacree’s Anton Newcombe’s operation; not that Menck wasn’t hanging about, contributing various shaking things on various numbers. They’ve […]
Even though I am more than semi-retired from this scribbling biz I still get a steady stream of emailed press releases and the odd disc in the post. When I find myself needing a break […]
How desponding is it to look out from a stage and see just a couple of people — including the members of the other bands on the bill? Even a club that barely fits 75 […]
Rolling out of Cincinnati, and led by a one-time Greenhorne, singer-guitarist-songwriter Erik C. Stein, the Griefs have just about everything we want in our Rock: energy, strength, focus and ‘chunes.’ There is a passing similarity […]
Less than a year after Another Fine Day Golden Smog make their quickest return, ever. This mini-album (9 tracks, one unlisted) strikes a distinct dichotomy between its two sides. Two of the songs on side […]
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