Rod Mckuen Beatsville (re-release) P22 / Stanyan Records By: Kerry M. Ok, so Rod Mckuen is someone you probably don’t want to admit to having ever listened to. But, the novelty of this re-release almost makes it worth enduring the schlock that pours from his famous and infamous mouth. Apparently this album “Beatsville” was a […]

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The Candyskins Death Of A Minor TV Celebrity Velvel By: Kerry M. I have to admit I was a bit surprised by the release of a new album from The Candyskins. It’s been about 5 years since The Candyskins released “Fun?” and more than 7 years since 1991’s “The Space I’m in.” Admittedly I really […]

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Mercury Rev Deserter's Songs V2 By: Eric G. Mercury Rev’s first two records, Yerself Is Steam and Boces, were free form, psychedelic explorations of the boundaries of pop music with a lot of feedback and a little bit of harmony and melody thrown in for good measure. The band’s third album, See You On The […]

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Beck Mutations DGC/Bong Load By: Eric G. I’m so sick of reading that this isn’t the “real” follow up to Beck’s critically lauded Odelay album. Is this a new album? Is it by Beck? Did it come out after Odelay? Then it is a follow up, regardless of how the label couches its intentions. Mutations […]

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Don Caballero What Burns Never Returns Touch And Go By: Eric G. Typically, instrumental rock music is something you want to be careful to avoid, especially when it’s a showcase for guitar virtuosity, but Don Caballero will make you eat that train of thought. A quartet from Pittsburgh, Don Caballero has been releasing records for […]

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Belle & Sebastian Live @ 40 Watt, Athens, Georgia 10/28/98 By: Eric G. Living up to its elusive and coy reputation, Scotland's Belle & Sebastian only played a handful of dates in the United States in support of its third album, The Boy With The Arab Strap. The only date in the South was at […]

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Shellac Live @ Carrboro Elementary, Carrboro, North Carolina 10/27/98 By: Eric G. A Shellac show at an elementary school is relatively tame compared to some of the seedy non-music halls they've been known to play like the Clermont Lounge in Atlanta- a strip club for obscenely overweight, elderly strippers who crush beer cans with their […]

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