Gaza Strippers 1000 Watt Confessions Lookout By: Eric G. Too bad all the young punk bands on MTV didn't listen to the Didjits. Few things suck worse than watered down punk. When you've got a generation of bands that think Green Day and The Offspring started it all, you're in for bad times indeed. Sum […]

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The Good Life Novena On A Nocturn Better Looking Records By: Eric G. Honestly, Tim Kasher's shameless sensitivity is better suited for music that rocks. Cursive's Domestica would be nothing short of embarrassing without the explosion of guitars lending credence to the high school poetry. The Good Life is Kasher's side-project. I hate that term […]

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Magnetophone I Guess Sometimes I Need To Be Reminded Of How Much You Love Me 4ad/earworm By: Eric G. Retro-futurism meets the chaos theory on Magnetophone's debut full-length. The Birmingham, England duo makes its noise with dated synthesizers and wildly erratic rhythmic dysfunction. The tone is dark, of course, as Magnetophone meanders through showers of […]

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Pele The Nudes Polyvinyl By: Eric G. Pele's jazzy, instrumental rock is perfectly adequate yet wholly unnecessary. There are just too many similarly motivated bands that aren't making any strides. I guess the same could be said of any number of genres and micro-genres, but the light jazz-rock instrumental bin is especially inundated lately. That […]

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Pj Harvey Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea Island By: Eric G. Surprisingly, PJ Harvey's last album, Is This Desire?, sort of blew through without really making much of a scene- a problem Harvey had never known since all three of her previous records had been received with such anticipation and critical fawning. […]

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Pay It Forward Directed By Mimi Leder Warner Bros. By: Eric G. Haley Joel Osment needs to be a crack dealer in his next movie if he wants to avoid being the most hated kid in Hollywood. I recommend hooking up with Bobcat Goldthwait for Shakes The Clown 2: Clowns get Gonorrhea Too. If he […]

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Melt Banana Teeny Shiny A-zap By: Eric G. Melt Banana has perfected its simultaneous deconstruction and homage to both punk and noise with a gleefully spasmodic onslaught of some of the fastest riffs ever put to tape. You know what bands sound like when you're dubbing a cassette on high speed? Well, Melt Banana can […]

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