The Skaters say that the substance of their music is defined by the interplay of ideas and the transformation of themselves into characters while playing and while living and using the inner…

I’m in a Harvey Milk kind of mood. A few days ago I ordered the newest Chunklet releases (a 300-copy limited re-issue of Courtesy And Good Will Toward Men and the first-ever…

We bought a small portion this massive record collection in March/April of this year, and I was shocked to find not one but two copies of this album buried amongst the three…

One night a few years ago, I was record shopping at this store called Rocks In Your Head, which used to be on Prince Street in SoHo. My friend Jessica brought me…

This one came into the store last week and seeing that beautiful cover again made me revisit the record. Wow. Should any of you come across it, you will not regret purchasing…

“If you aren’t totally repelled by the first album’s title or indescribably grotesque cover painting, you may find yourself enthralled by Tragic Mulatto’s bizarre musical universe. The five members — whose names…

“While just about all of their albums are winners, for many fans Harsh 70s Reality is the unquestioned best Dead C release, a fact it’s hard to argue with. Art and sheer…

Surely by now you are aware of Comets On Fire. They’re a psychedelic rock band from northern California. Their lineup features Six Organs Of Admittance creator Ben Chasney on electric guitar, and…

“If Hammerhead’s debut was to alternative rock what Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer was to independent film — a harrowing glimpse into the cold, hard heart of darkness — Into the…

“Charalambides is the Greek surname that Houston musicians Christina Carter, Tom Carter, and Heather Leigh Murray use when they perform and record. It’s a word I never feel quite comfortable pronouncing; I’ve…