The Great Destroyer
Low, to make an odd comparison, reminds me of the Harry Potter series. Wait…let me explain. Sure, they are both relatively clean, filled with magic,…
Woman King
The written word succeeds best when it is not approached as a narrative, but when it is approached as a mosaic of images and actions…
Top 50 Northwest Releases of 2004: the Imaginary Readers' Poll Results
{50-41} * {40-31} * {30-21} * {20-11} * {10-1}#10 IQU — Sun Q (Sonic Boom Recordings) {official website} * {buy it} #9 The Turn Ons…
Top 50 Northwest Releases of 2004: the Imaginary Readers' Poll Results {20-11}
#20 Transmissionary Six — Get Down (FILMguerrero) {official website} * {buy it} * {tig review} #19 The Graze — Iowa Anvil(J-Shirt) {official website} * {buy it} #18…
Couture, Couture, Couture
The Frausdots'debut record, Couture, Couture, Couture is teeming with influences: The Cure, Joy Division, Bauhaus and the like. But the name in the R.I.Y.L. list…
Burned Mind
There is a context in which lies a fine line between discriminating between music that tries to define itself for the sake of being cathartic…
Blue Cathedral
As a fan of psychedelic rock, I was expecting to have my head blown off by Blue Cathedral, the latest release by Comets on Fire.…
In a Safe Place
While the bumper sticker that reads "Not all who wander are lost" is irritating for the obvious reason that the people who choose to display…
Out of the Shadow
I kept trying to give Rogue Wave’s debut a listen on a recent vacation to SoCal and Vegas, and it seemed impossible. I was constantly…
Love and Distance
An AIM conversation between myself and my D.C. friend Cami June 2, 2004 at 6:46 PST scienceorromance: Your thoughts on the Helio Sequence? (myfriendcamisIM): hahha…