Eduard Bănulescu - "Fiction's Real" Review
December 6, 2024
It’s a hard truth, but few people come to a decision on their own and, when challenged, have the power to maintain it.
Blame it on the frailty of our human nature, or blame it on our education. But nearly every single one is a potential turncoat. All that’s…
The 100 Best Indie Rock Songs of All Time
December 6, 2024
There’s something about great indie rock bands that makes you think of the underdog coming on top or something extraordinary occurring despite the odds. The best indie rock songs of all time are nearly all famous against tougher pop competitors vying for the same chart…
The Last Man and A Weekend at Ramona's Reviewed
December 3, 2024
The Last Man – Resonator
The world’s a funny old place, and so are the people in it. There are so many ways to avoid bad news, political propaganda, or clever marketing ploys. But nearly none of us choose to walk out. We keep coming back for more, as if the next…
Påls butikk - "Utakkens sønn" Reviewed
December 2, 2024
If you’re optimistic, you will regard life as a kind of make-your-own-adventure experience. That, in turn, will mean that you’ll trust that possibilities are endless, roads are always open, adventures are plentiful, and always feature a happy ending.
If you’re…
The Animal Objective - "Creature Law" Reviewed
December 2, 2024
There’ll come a day, and that day is practically here, when to make art, you’ll need to drive over to the Head Office and ask for a permit. You’ll be told what kind of art you can make or if you’re prohibited from making it all. And you won’t have to travel all the…
The Common Reeds and Big Society Reviewed
December 2, 2024
The Common Reeds – Fear
Interesting people need to be surrounded at all times by interesting things, be they real or fake. After nearly completing a journey that saw him conquering about half of the known world, Alexander (soon to be dubbed “The Great”) traveled…
APACALDA and RAINSONG Reviewed
December 2, 2024
APACALDA – Dead Weight
Ironically, it’s all of the pop stars who fought hardest to say things that, for the age, weren’t shocking and which most people could agree with that are the most easily forgotten. They’ll hardly ever have their songs used in films…
The Libertines - “Up the Bracket” Reviewed and Revisited
December 1, 2024
The Libertines, by their own admission, came to London seeking fame and fortune and willing to do anything for it. By 2002, they were England’s answer to New York’s The Strokes and heralded by the local music press as geniuses. “Up the Bracket,” in…
Arctic Monkeys - "Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not" Reviewed and Revisited
November 28, 2024
Arctic Monkeys weren’t the sons of someone working at NME, or inside of the music press. But they might as well could’ve been considering the praise they’d received from the press before even releasing an album. By the time the debut was delivered, the same…