Retox – YPLL

Retox – YPLL

I’ve had J Lo in my head all day. “My Love Don’t Cost a Thing” and “Jenny from the Block” (respectively) limping back and forth incessantly in a grotesque dance of delusion and excess while I...

Wax Idols – Discipline & Desire

Wax Idols – Discipline & Desire

I’ve been drinking a lot of NyQuil lately. I’m not happy about it, but what can I do? There comes a time when a man needs to sleep and sometimes that sleep doesn’t seem to come...

Daft Punk – Random Access Memories

Daft Punk – Random Access Memories

I feel everyone is waiting for this record. I find this interesting because I cannot think of the last time everyone was anticipating the same album. Maybe Radiohead. Daft Punk is a French house duo who...

Tape Wyrm XLIV: Recent Releases

Tape Wyrm XLIV: Recent Releases

Concerning Ghost Alright, before we begin. I feel strange putting Ghost in an introduction when I can just as easily talk about it in a regular section. I feel this occult rock group is somehow not...

Only You @ Bootleg 5-16-13

Only You @ Bootleg 5-16-13

Only You Photos by Ben Irwin To hear Rachel Fannan sing is to have been captivated by her. My first such experience was down at the Casbah in San Diego circa 2010 when Fannan was singing...

The Night Marchers @ The Satellite – 2.22.13

The Night Marchers @ The Satellite – 2.22.13

Photos By Ben Irwin // Words By Aaron Lavine If you’re going to buy John Reis (aka Swami/Speedo/Slasher) a beer, and you’re going to want to because he gets pretty fucking sweaty up on that stage,...

Retox – YPLL

Retox – YPLL

I’ve had J Lo in my head all day. “My Love Don’t Cost a Thing” and “Jenny from the Block” (respectively) limping back and forth incessantly in a grotesque dance of delusion and excess while I pulled floorboards, slung refuse, displaced studs and almost learned the proper use of a...

Review by Charles
Wax Idols – Discipline & Desire

Wax Idols – Discipline & Desire

I’ve been drinking a lot of NyQuil lately. I’m not happy about it, but what can I do? There comes a time when a man needs to sleep and sometimes that sleep doesn’t seem to come so easy and when it does, it rarely stays so he takes the measures...

Review by Charles
Daft Punk – Random Access Memories

Daft Punk – Random Access Memories

I feel everyone is waiting for this record. I find this interesting because I cannot think of the last time everyone was anticipating the same album. Maybe Radiohead. Daft Punk is a French house duo who have become planted within our cultural bedrock for only a handful of records which...

Review by Kaptain Carbon
Tape Wyrm XLIV: Recent Releases

Tape Wyrm XLIV: Recent Releases

Concerning Ghost Alright, before we begin. I feel strange putting Ghost in an introduction when I can just as easily talk about it in a regular section. I feel this occult rock group is somehow not as new or not as recommendation worthy as the other selections. I find this...

Review by Kaptain Carbon
Only You @ Bootleg 5-16-13

Only You @ Bootleg 5-16-13

Only You Photos by Ben Irwin To hear Rachel Fannan sing is to have been captivated by her. My first such experience was down at the Casbah in San Diego circa 2010 when Fannan was singing with psych-rock band Sleepy Sun. Our encounter that evening was brief, but that performance...

Review by Ben
The Night Marchers @ The Satellite – 2.22.13

The Night Marchers @ The Satellite – 2.22.13

Photos By Ben Irwin // Words By Aaron Lavine If you’re going to buy John Reis (aka Swami/Speedo/Slasher) a beer, and you’re going to want to because he gets pretty fucking sweaty up on that stage, you better leave the cap on. One of Reis’s hard-learned lessons from the road...

Review by Aaron
The Besnard Lakes – Until in Excess, Imperceptible UFO

The Besnard Lakes – Until in Excess, Imperceptible UFO

The Besnard Lakes, coming from the musical capitol of Montreal, have secured a place in my portable devices, since I first had the opportunity to give them a try. I must admit that I somewhat ignored their debut, Volume I but have anticipated every single one of their releases since...

Review by HunkyDory
Dealer’s Choice – Umberto / The Wives / Adultry Kidding

Dealer’s Choice – Umberto / The Wives / Adultry Kidding

Charles is away on assignment this week and now I get the office to myself. In fact, I do not know where everyone has gone. Did we have off today? I came in early to set up my action figures on Charles’ desk and neatly stack the comics in the...

Review by eds.