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zoloft and shallowlake Reviewed
May 30, 2025
zoloft – you’re not welcome
Let’s just assume that nothing ever happens again! Force every rock musician feel like there’s no chance that they’ll be successful, make a living through their songs and playing and, generally, not get many thrills out of…
Doc Burner and Sendiri Reviewed
May 27, 2025
Doc Burner – Some of These Days
Rock music’s made for ordinary people, even if the ones making it may appear to be larger-than-life characters. Some of them claim to be The Lizard King, or spread stories about having run away from their home as a teenager to join…
Top 10 Songs by Fun Lovin' Criminals
May 25, 2025
Fun Lovin’ Criminals proved that never was there a moment in pop history when New York City was not cool and envied by the rest of the world. Prominently representing their city and blending styles daringly and pleasantly, the trio became one of the most important…
The greatest guitarists of all time are musicians who didn’t just dazzle with their fretwork but were also constant innovators who inspired others to pick up the instrument. Some of them got on the radio; many of them didn’t. Some of them got to play their riffs…
"Mr. Jones" Meaning by Counting Crows Explained
May 23, 2025
“Mr. Jones” was one of the biggest songs of the 1990s, courtesy of the band Counting Crows, who seemed to perfectly match the excitement of alt-rock and pair it with classic singer-songwriter material. And while it was no flash in the pan, “Mr.
Alex Born To Be Wild and Agent 51 Reviewed
May 20, 2025
Alex Born To Be Wild – Nice Girls
I’ll be honest with you, this is not the best time to be a girl. And while your random history book should prove to you that “an ideal time” has never existed, and while you might be tired of hearing it, now’s the perfect…
Sugar For The Pill and Ruff Hunter Reviewed
May 20, 2025
Sugar For The Pill – Cherry Blossom
While I do prefer my rockstars old, grizzly-looking and successful, attending the programs that help them get over the habits they acquired on the road, I too can understand the appeal of the young star who’s only made available…
Top 10 Songs by The Vaccines
May 18, 2025
The Vaccines wrote and performed indie-rock classics from the very start and treated it all with the arrogance of a band that knew exactly their worth and importance. Critics and audiences haven’t always agreed, making The Vaccines one of the most underrated…
Top 10 Songs by Eels
May 15, 2025
Eels and the band’s initial early success could’ve only occurred during the adventurous 90s alternative music scene. Mark Oliver Everett’s group was as wildly eclectic as The Beastie Boys, as melodically pleasing as Beck, and as dark as Sparklehorse. Eels…