Just how good were Dog Faced Hermans? Well, for starters, they were probably the second best post-punk/indie band that employed a trumpet as a main instrument (second only to Abilene, the most…
Do you want Search?
Random Post
Search
Search
-
-
Juicy Lucy – Lie Back And Enjoy It
Not all Vertigo Swirls are created equal. For every Tudor Lodge, or Affinity, or Black Sabbath, or Cressida there is a Juicy Lucy. They might not be the most exciting recording artists…
-
Raccoo-oo-oon – Is Night People
Raccoo-oo-oon – Is Night People I miss Raccoo-oo-oon. I consider myself very lucky that I was able to see them back in 2007 at the Smell. Their last official release was issued…
-
Sunday Mix Tape Number 290
Hey, Internet pals. How was your weekend? Mine was, you know, it was alright. On Friday evening (after a long day of work) I chilled in my domicile with two of the…
-
Guitar Uncontrolled: Alchemy Guitar Compilation 2
Yesterday we heard the Guitar Unlimited Alchemy Records compilation of experimental guitar work. Today we’ve got the second Alchemy Records guitar compilation, Guitar Uncontrolled. It features Hiroko Tanaka (aka Roco) who was…
-
Guitar Unlimited – Alchemy Guitar Compilation
Nothing like a little experimental guitar work from Japan to ring in the new year, am I right, guys? Here you’ve got three compositions by Kyoichi Tokuyama, from the Japanese hard rock/psychedelic…
-
Happy New Years Mix Tape
I think the title just about says it all. Oh, by the way…I meant to post about this a few weeks ago but the message got lost in my inbox. My good…
-
The Top Ten Reissues Of 2012
Ordinarily I’d take today off. After yesterday’s post the last thing I want to do is sit at my computer writing more. And here I am. Writing more about the year in…
-
The Top 100 Albums Of 2012
Wow. This was painful. I tried to describe as many of these as I could without resorting to copy/paste from record labels, ‘zines or blogs, but eventually we all start to fatigue.…
-
The Distinguished Gourmand: Din Tai Fung
You know what I haven’t appreciated enough in my life? Dumplings. They seem like such an afterthought, right? You get a wonton or a steamed dumpling thing (see? you even call it…