Snowpony The Slow Motion World Of Snowpony Radioactive By: Eric G. This album sounds exactly like you would expect of a band that features ex-members of Stereolab and My Bloody Valentine not to mention Moonshake. Tight syncopation underscores driving bass lines and carefully placed samples and loops. The bored vocal drone glides slightly above the […]

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Hal Hartley Henry Fool Original Soundtrack Echostatic By: Eric G. I'm embarrassed to admit that I had never seen a Hal Hartley film until 1995's Flirt. I was immediately taken in by the simple, seductive, otherworldliness of the music and the way it played against what was happening on screen. His music often serves in […]

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Ben Neill Goldbug Antilles By: Eric G. Ben Neill is a classically trained composer who is known for his work with such underground luminaries as DJ Spooky and John Cage. He plays an instrument that he invented called a “mutantrumpet”- a three-belled, six-valved instrument that allows for the blending of open and muted sounds. He […]

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Bauhaus Live @ The Tabernacle, Atlanta, Georgia 09/14/98 By: Eric G. The resurrection of Bauhaus almost twenty years after its inception should not be regarded as a reunion. A reunion in the world of rock music means that a washed up band is going to try and scam a buck off some nostalgic fans and, […]

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Belle & Sebastian The Boy With The Arab Strap Jeepster/Matador By: Eric Greenwood This follow up to the very brilliant If You�re Feeling Sinister has a lot to live up to since this overly shy eight-piece band from Glasgow, Scotland has graced the unlikely pages of Entertainment Weekly and been name dropped on the MTV […]

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Suede Head Music Columbia/Nude By: Eric Greenwood Suede has only been around for six years but what a drama it’s been. The band stormed onto the scene in 1993 heralded as the flavor of the week by the British press and sold piles and piles of records with a sound very reminiscent of glam period […]

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Pop Romantique French Pop Classics Emperor Norton By: Eric Greenwood This collection of French pop classics is pretty much ‘indie rock does french pop’ with bands like Luna, Ivy and Heavenly churning out cover versions of some old French songs. Serge Gainsbourg, who has come to embody the essence of the French pop genre in […]

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