It Would Be Nice To Wake Up
"Couple" bands can be an iffy prospect, often falling into the kind of obsessive, closed-circuit "let's bathe each other in scented oil and write sappy…
Paparazzi Lightning
Paparazzi Lightning is the second full-length release from Austin duo Ghostland Observatory. It's tough to believe just two dudes create this monstrosity of sound. They…
Can You Dig It?
Thee Emergency's Dita Vox is pure rock and roll hotness. She's all woman, no argument from me, but her vocals evoke brains, intensity, strength, and…
Everything All of the Time
I wish desperately that I could have been at that Sub Pop executive board meeting where the shaggy, beer-gutted intern serving coffee brazenly suggested that…
The Invisible Deck
Let's make things clear: The Rogers Sisters, to my knowledge, have never played a USO show. They have never worn matching outfits speckled with tassels.…
Bitter Tea
Sometimes, when I lie awake at night like I'm apt to do, I wonder if there isn't some grand joke going on around me of…
The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living
Using the following, I'm going to show you (A) Mike Skinner is still the oddest hip-hop star on the planet (B) He's really quite enjoying…
Dept of Energy
I sat at my computer yesterday, and wrote this first: Why Department of Energy? What kind of energy do you specialize in? Yesterday afternoon I…
Northwest Superbands Reviewed
Built to Spill — "You in Reverse" {8.5} Buy it! {Warner Bros. Records} Quasi — "When the Going Gets Dark" {6.8} Buy it! {Touch &…
Road to Happiness
Brazilian band Postal Blue's fourth release, Road to Happiness, is a delightfully sweet tonic of bright, bubbly pop with an alt-country twist. The band is…