It was a cold Burlington, Vermont winter in 2002. I used to have to walk across campus every frigid morning, and the air was so cold that before my nose even had…

“During 1969, The Velvet Underground toured the United States and Canada, playing well over 70 dates. By this time, the band had picked up a sizable fan base and every now and…

Evergreen, the Louisville hardcore-cum-blues-boogie-rock band featuring Slint’s Britt Walford on drums, attempted to record a follow-up to their self-titled release (Evergreen, an amazing, minimalist, dance-y rock album), which was put out by…

“A band from Berlin that made one of the best ‘rock albums’ on the legendary green Brain 1,000-series. The members reputedly lived as a commune. Tears Are Going Home was recorded in…

To be honest, I don’t know much about this, but I know it’s Harvey Milk’s unreleased debut album, which was recorded by Bob Weston in Chicago during the early ’90s. The label…

“Copies of Plantasia were initially given away with Simmons mattresses (!) in the mid 70’s, the flora friendly record also came with an illustrated booklet on how to let the music speak…

“True to the title, these 22 songs were recorded between 1996 and 1999 in the bedrooms of the Reatards’ co-leaders, singer/guitarist Jay Lindsey and drummer Ryan “Elvis” Wong. The pair were between…

One-sided vinyl released in 2000 by Shrat Field Recordings, limited to 300 copies. The songs were re-issued on CD in 2004 by the Communion label with fourteen additional tracks. This incarnation of…

“Look, I know it sounds like just a bunch of noise, but listen closer! The bassist kicks all sorts of ass in a slightly Birthday Party/Scratch Acid vein (but heavily distorted at…

“Since the 1970’s Asahito Nanjo has been at the fore front of the Japanese underground psychedelic/punk music scene. He’s played in so many bands that it’s pretty much impossible to keep track…