Review: Kiss Kiss – Kiss Kiss EP (2005)
Kiss Kiss emerged out of New York, releasing Reality vs. The Optimist on Eyeball Records in 2006. Their EP (Eyeball Records, 2005) depicts a…
Noah & The Whale’s Latest Single
If you could hire Wes Anderson to produce a film and soundtrack to document yourself during those summers you reminisce over first loves and…
Review: Alkaline Trio – Agony & Irony (2008)
Opening the sleeve of Agony & Irony (Epic Records, 2008), you pull out a rather simple, but elaborate disc with the retro font logo…
Review: The Hold Steady – Stay Positive (2008)
A couple years ago, Cursive responded to The Ugly Organ (Saddle Creek, 2003) with a definite political-themed album interspersed with their unique spinning of…
Now & Then: The Anniversary and Dri
Years ago I opted out of doing the 1h20m drive into Chicago to catch a Kansas band, The Anniversary, a missed opportunity to this…
Concert Photography Criticized
Source: Got Live If You Want It (On My Flickr Page), Eric Harvey I ran across this posting earlier today and, as an amateur…
Now & Then: Past Lives and The Blood Brothers
Earlier this week I had to justify why Gogol Bordello put on the best show I had ever seen out of the roughly 200…
Photography: Dr Manhattan and The Felix Culpa on June 20th, 2008
Dr Manhattan (Vagrant), The Felix Culpa (Common Cloud), with They Found Me, They Named Me (Verse In Transit) Just For Fun in McHenry, Illinois…
Review: Girl Talk – Feed The Animals (2008)
Gregg Gillis released Feed The Animals (Illegal Art, 2008) today à la the new model, throwing Girl Talk‘s latest online while promising those who…