Tommy Guerrero A Little Bit Of Somethin' Mo' Wax/beggars Banquet By: Eric G. When you’re famous for one thing it is rarely a good idea to try your hand at another, especially in the public eye. How many paintings do you own by Eve Plumb? Did you pick up a copy of U.S. Olympic star […]

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Modest Mouse The Moon Epic By: Eric G. It only makes sense that Modest Mouse signed to a major label. It’s really not that big of a deal. The good bands almost always do, and the ones that don’t usually end up slipping into obscurity by way of their own stubborn ideals. Not every band […]

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Pluxus Och Resan Fortsatter Har Slowball By: Eric G. Pluxus’ analogue synthetics are too edgy to be described as merely electronic pop music, but I’d be lying if I didn’t tell you this was catchy as hell. Where Kraftwerk hid behind a cold ironic pose, Pluxus removes the distance intrinsic to electronic music and playfully […]

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Bonfire Madigan Saddle The Bridge Kill Rock Stars By: Eric G. Sorry to bring this up, but do you remember the way Jewel sang her breakthrough-hit song “Who Will Save Your Soul?” You know the way she sang the word ‘save’ to sound like ‘sayhehave’ in particular? How it sounded all fake and unnatural like […]

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Built To Spill Live Warner Bros. By: Eric G. Let’s pretend for a second that live albums are a necessity. Let’s also pretend that they sound good. Built To Spill’s version of the bloated beast that is the live album makes it easy to suspend disbelief and accept these as givens. Since leaving the Treepeople […]

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Herrmann Kickboard Girl Ep Morr Music / Darla By: Eric G. This Berlin-based duo cranks out soft, gelatinous beats with escapist melodies and warm synthetics. One of the fundamental functions of electronic music is to make you forget where you are so that you aren’t aware of the technical aspects of the recording. It’s hard […]

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Fontanelle S/T Kranky By: Eric G. I was so hoping that Fontanelle was going to be an electronic tribute to Babes In Toyland, but as you can imagine (from glancing at the label) I am extremely disappointed. That is not to say that Kranky is a bad label, but it’s not exactly known for its […]

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