Album Review: Diarrhea Planet – Loose Jewels Jon Blistein·September 21, 2011There’s something really cool going on in Nashville right now: A guitar-rock revival of sorts, one that celebrates...Album Reviews
Album Review: Male Bonding – Endless Now Jon Blistein·August 31, 2011Male Bonding are very talented. I don’t really know how else to put it. Their music is immediately...Album Reviews
Second Look: Blink-182 – Enema of the State Jon Blistein·August 17, 2011I must have been 10. Driving down East Wynnewood (pronounced: Win-wood) Road, my mom slowing to a stop...ReviewsSecond Look
Album Review: Widowspeak – Widowspeak Jon Blistein·August 8, 2011Widowspeak’s eponymous debut suffers from a nasty case of first-track syndrome. Opener “Puritan,” is pure retrofitting pop gold:...Album Reviews
Album Review: Ty Segall – Goodbye Bread Jon Blistein·June 28, 2011In the case of Ty Segall, slow and steady truly does win the race. This San Francisco garage-rocker...Album Reviews
Album Review: Iceage – New Brigade Jon Blistein·June 24, 2011At a few minutes before 12:30 am, the Danish punk band Iceage took the stage at Public Assembly...Album Reviews
Album Review: Thee Oh Sees – Castlemania Jon Blistein·June 15, 2011John Dwyer keeps himself busy. Thee Oh Sees—which has more or less become his de-facto project—released two LPs...Album Reviews
Track Review: The-Dream – “Body Work” / “Fuck My Brains Out” Jon Blistein·June 13, 2011Lyrically, R&B has come a long way since R. Kelly’s comparatively innocent insistence that there “ain’t nothin’ wrong...Track Reviews
Album Review: Fucked Up – David Comes to Life Jon Blistein·June 6, 2011Fucked Up have been working on David Comes To Life, the follow up to 2008’s Polaris Prize winning...Album ReviewsRecommended
Album Review: The Vaccines – What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? Jon Blistein·June 1, 2011If there’s one thing you can say about New Musical Express it’s that they’re unbelievably consistent. Especially over...Album Reviews
