Obscure genius: presenting Dream City Film Club
Perhaps my favorite unknown band is Dream City Film Club, a group from London who existed during the mid to late 1990s. Fronted by Michael…
Yes, U
Devastations' Yes, U, in addition to vying for the worst album title of the year, is a perfect example of a record that I just…
Super Furry Animals on tour, make sure your favorite song is on the setlist!
As I posted late last week, I am big excited about Tuesday night's Super Furry Animals show at Neumo's... but now things have gotten even better!As…
Hideout
Film School has always frustrated me. The band effortlessly cultivates a deep and impalpable sense of cool in every note they’ve ever played, yet their…
Someone to Drive You Home
It is very hard to not like the Long Blondes. For one, they have a lead singer that is very easy to look at (Kate…
Film School
By about the fourth songs on Film School's self-titled debut on Beggars Banquet, it becomes painfully obvious that frontman Krayg Burton spent most of his…
Collisions
Calla's latest release, Collision is a departure from the melancholy, ethereal rock of their previous releases. While the sadness in the form of slow, dispiriting,…
Top 50 Northwest Releases of 2004: the Imaginary Readers' Poll Results {40-31}
#40 Cantona — 3x4 (self-released) {official website} #39 S — Puking and Crying (Suicide Squeeze Records) {official website} * {buy it} #38 The Girls — The Girls…
David Freel of Swell
I must confess straight out that as of the time of this publication, David Freel — guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist and superstar from the lovely band…
Bubblegum
Mark Lanegan — the name conjures visions of smoky back rooms, tumblers filled with whiskey, songs reflecting on dark beauty, and the dirtier side of…