By Jory John
Month: February 2003
Slothman
By Andrew Ross
Mr. Higgins
By Adam and Cam
Mr. Gnu
Eyes Adrift, self-titled
By Adam Koch
There’s a certain amount of respect and reverence that has to go into an album review. Consider it tripled when surveying members of three of America’s finest “grunge” bands unite to form a super-group, albeit commanding only a small amount of superiority.That should be a dramatic enough opening to a dramatic enough story. When Krist… Continue reading Eyes Adrift, self-titled
Oscar Lopez, Flashback
By Jeff Kubik
It’s been bothering you again, hasn’t it? Sure, you’re a 40-year-old accountant with a CKUA bumper sticker and a monthly pledge, but there’s a gaping, CD-shaped hole in your soul. You’re not eclectic enough, and you damned well know it. Enter Juno-winning Oscar Lopez and his retrospective album, Flashback. Flashback delivers as it promises–with Oscar… Continue reading Oscar Lopez, Flashback
Stars of the Lid, The tired sounds of…
It might be the fact that I’m writing this story with only three hours of sleep in the past 48 hours, but this adult lullaby disc has never sounded so good.The Tired Sounds of… is the new recording by Austin, Texas duo Brian McBride and Adam Wiltzie, aka Stars of the Lid. The two disc… Continue reading Stars of the Lid, The tired sounds of…
The Used, self-titled
With the ever-growing stream of artists flowing into the music scene, it has become incredibly hard to produce an album worth listening to the entire way through. The Used self-titled debut CD features great talent and potential from all members of the band and is a good listen the whole way through. Their sound is… Continue reading The Used, self-titled
Harry Manx and Kevin Breit, Jubilee
One of the best elements of the blues is the spirit of getting together and jamming; just playing off each other, letting the contents of your soul spill out in the form of guitar rhythms and trilling harmonicas. Harry Manx and Kevin Breit revel in this aspect of the blues throughout their album, Jubilee. Their… Continue reading Harry Manx and Kevin Breit, Jubilee
Adam Green, Garfield
By Kevin Olsen
Adam Green is not your typical 21-year-old Satan-worshiping math whiz (a Microsoft-spellchecker just told me to capitalize the word Satan). He is also one sixth of the legendary New York band “The Moldy Peaches” and one half of a songsmith.In his latest solo effort, Garfield, Green picks up his acoustic guitar to create an album… Continue reading Adam Green, Garfield