Talk like Blood
On their fourth full-length release — and the first full-length with Polyvinyl Records, Portland's prodigious 31 Knots takes a small step to the side of…
Tales from a Brave Ulysses
XVIX. "Aloha to the Heart Songs; Aloha to the Art Songs"A-LO-ha. Alo-HA. Aloha. Have you ever read Lolita? (I am asking you). It begins something…
AstroPOP! for May 2005
Your monthly imaginary horoscope told in album reviews! May 2005 AstroPOP! is brought to you with musical reviews by igDana, stella, dreamerseven, and imaginary marcel,…
Heart Like a River
Up near the Strait of Juan de Fuca, about an hour ferry-ride from Anacortes, sits Orcas Island, the second-biggest in the San Juans. Orcas is…
I Do Perceive
Why can I remember so vividly the first time I heard Mike Kinsella's —a.k.a. Owen's —voice? I don't remember the first time I heard "Sgt.…
The EP
Two years ago I was in a band in Virginia. We had a show one night at this theatre we had wanted to play for…
Satanic Panic in the Attic
Athens, GA has spawned some fun bands in recent months — Azure Ray, Now it's Overhead, Crooked Fingers (albeit now in Seattle) and the seven…