6 Albums not available on streaming services (and one artist) you should listen to. Smashing Pumpkins, My Bloody Valentine, The Violet Burning, Joanna Newsom, Devo, The Innocence Mission, and Brigid Boden.
Monster Turns 25 this month. In celebration, we take a fresh look at this groundbreaking album by R.E.M. Will the heavy guitar sounds of the folk rock quartet make me lose my religious revery of Monster? Will I find Monster just as fresh as the day I first heard the album? Read on and find out!
Sam Phillips Omnipop (It’s Just a Flesh Wound Lambchop) reviewed with a fresh pair of ears. Is this Phillips’s most underrated album? Did the least selling album of Phillips’ career deserve to be listened to? I go through the album, song by song and ask what works and what doesn’t.
The 1990s Depressing Mix is a callback to the time when we all made that “depressing tape.” Perfect for a brooding teen, or a brooding middle aged Gen Xer. Featuring songs by Nirvana, Pearl Jam Lisa Loeb, The Cranberries, Garbage, Cake, Sam Phillips, Ben Folds Five, and more!
The “Blasting Guitars!!!” playlist features artists such as My Bloody Valentine, Mogwai, Sleater-Kinney, Cream, Metallica, and several others. Honestly, this might be one of my favorite playlists to date.