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Purgatory Line and BATBŪRGER Reviewed
July 14, 2024
Purgatory Line – Dead and Gone
Grunge music may have been born out of dingey garages and basements. It may have appeared as if the genre had little chance of success. But by the time it had, nearly miraculously, acquired a global audience, grunge was ready to become…
altre di B and Sr. Reviewed
July 14, 2024
altre di B – Big Boi
In “Almost Famous,” one of the definitive movies about the flory and ridiculousness of rock bands, the arena-filling group has just one requirement from the young journalist following them around. They just want him to make them look cool.
Everything But The Everything x Sophia Prise – Hotshot
A good murder mystery needs more than a corpse and a detective. It needs all of the tension in between someone becoming the victim and the killer being found out. All of that tension makes the story worthwhile…
Ghost Wounds - Slow Apocalypse
July 13, 2024
There’s something fascinating about things falling apart, even if you happen to be in their near proximity as they start to take a tumble. Call it the “deer in the headlights” effect. Blame it on being totally mesmerized. Or, simply, if you must, say that it’s a…
Jeremy & the Harlequins – The Whiskey Shake
“Whiskey, you’re the devil, and you’re leading me astray.” Shane MacGowan sang these words and made them sound as if he was talking about an ancient remedy that he’d happened to stumble upon. Many other…
Justin Sconza and The Shrines Reviewed
July 8, 2024
Justin Sconza – There’s That Sound
Before pop music was all about personal branding, selling a star’s life story, and utilizing trendy technological tools to make records, it was about sounds that could transport listeners to a faraway place. The methods were…
Brandon Bryson and MoonLikeSun Reviewed
July 8, 2024
Brandon Bryson – Wash Away
Your parents may have made you play sports as a kid. They might’ve told you that the effort was going to be worthwhile and that you would learn a bunch of important life lessons. Look at you now! You have nearly perfect health but need…
Binary Sunset and JBNG Reviewed
July 8, 2024
Binary Sunset – Pas de fleurs
Boxers need to get their noses broken sooner or later. It’s just the way it is. That’s why their trainers, in an act of mercy and goodwill, often offer to break it ahead of a big fight. At the very least, the boxers know what’s…
International Music and Goddamn Wolves Reviewed
July 8, 2024
International Music – Guter Ort
The democratization of pop-rock music is a strange thing to witness. Sure, it’s great that everyone can and is encouraged to do it. But be careful what you wish for. If you start letting everybody in, the next thing you know, folks…