Monthly Archives: June 2008 »
Queen Victoria Wanders The Endless Night
Monday; it is looked upon as the day farthest from the weekend and the day in which all responsibilities are resumed. Yes, it can certainly be devastating to anyone who despises their occupation or
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The Black and White Years
For a band that has just recently broken out of the local eye, drawing comparisons to an artist who they idolize is often flattering. While no artist wishes to be forever grouped with a
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Ex Reverie Enters The Door into Summer
On some independent record labels, you can simply expect innovation from every artist in the catalog. Most major labels have the tendency to capitalize on profitable circumstances caused by music that may be accessible
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Jong Pang Follows the Bright White Light
Ambition can play an interesting role in an artist’s production of their own music, especially during a dramatic period of stylistic transition. It sounds like common sense, but if one were to intricately shuffle
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Elliott Brood Roam the Mountain Meadows
Attempting to follow a traditional etiquette while simultaneously bringing something fresh and innovative to the table can be a problematic maneuver for some bands. After all, if listeners have become so accustomed to a
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Eksi Ekso
With a quivering tone of audible melancholy complementing other instrumental forces at work, string instruments are widely said to “weep” their way into recognition. Weeping strings… it just sounds so natural, doesn’t it? Classical
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Oppenheimer Boosts the Quality
Whether you are someone who attends a concert once a year or once a week, it is easy to recognize the wide variety of benefits that such a music-oriented event can offer. The primary
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Dr. Dog – Fate (2008)
In essence, Dr. Dog have been making a living from the past. Plenty of contemporary bands utilize a style derived from the form of pop music that embraced the airwaves over 30 years ago,
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The Type of Fling One Actually Remembers
A fling is usually regarded as a “play date” of sorts that is short, sweet, and emotionally irrelevant, usually done in order to satisfy certain needs that appear often to any sane individual. As
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CONTEST: Radiohead – The Best Of (DVD)
Considering that the band received a plethora of well-deserved attention last year, my Radiohead coverage was minimal when compared to some other publications. I figured that it would be pointless to constantly feature an immensely
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Paul Weller – 22 Dreams (2008)
Upon reflection of Paul Weller’s respectable career, it makes little sense why he would feel any incentive to release a sprawling album like 22 Dreams, the lengthiest and arguably most stylistically diverse album of
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Camphor
When the producers of “Jesus’ Son” were looking to add some additional ardency to their 1999 film, they enlisted the help of songwriter Max Avery Lichtenstein. The film, set in the early ‘70s, featured
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Moscow Olympics Cut the World
Post-punk and shoegaze are forever genres that will be remembered as prototypes of the 1980s. The emergence of both was triggered around a similar point in time, but the most striking aspect of comparability
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