Category Archives: Albums

The Cute Invasion

Posted on May 24, 2013 by

It sometimes seems like everyone who’s become famous in one artistic field automatically thinks they can master others. How many actors do we see putting out albums, or musicians thinking they can act? That said, they’re certainly not all of … Continue reading →

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Meet Singles in Your Area

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

One question I see come up from time to time is whether the album format is dead, what with people buying individual songs through Internet applications like iTunes. I don’t know. I still like albums, but then, I also like … Continue reading →

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If You Hit the Water You Know You’ve Gone Too Far

Posted on March 15, 2013 by

Carolyn Mark, The Queen of Vancouver Island – If you don’t know Ms. Mark’s music, you really should. She’s a charismatic Canadian country artist with an obvious sense of humor, as shown in such titles as “The Cereal Is the … Continue reading →

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Grow the Nanobots Up

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

They Might Be Giants, Nanobots – A quick glance at this album reveals that it has twenty-five songs, but some of them are really short. In addition to being the title of one song in particular, the album title seems … Continue reading →

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Broken Spanish in the Daytime

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

Camper Van Beethoven, La Costa Perdida – It’s been a long time since the last album by this band. They reformed in the early aughts and put out New Roman Times, but it’s been more than eight years since then, … Continue reading →

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Feels Good to Be a Superstar

Posted on December 14, 2012 by

Grand Duchy, Let the People Speak – Grand Duchy is a project that Black Francis had with his wife Violet Clark. I guess you could say it’s sort of like Mono Puff, the side project by John Flansburgh of They … Continue reading →

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If You Can’t Draw a Crowd, Draw Dicks on a Wall

Posted on November 25, 2012 by

It’s been a while since I’ve done any album review posts. My lack of money and the shortage of new music from bands I like have both contributed to this. Here are three new ones I have listened to, though, … Continue reading →

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God Save Strawberry Jam and All the Different Varieties

Posted on August 17, 2012 by

The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society – I kind of feel that the Kinks are…well, not necessarily misrepresented, but underrepresented on the radio. I have nothing against “You Really Got Me” (although my wife doesn’t like it), but … Continue reading →

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Kelly Hogan’s Heroes

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

Kelly Hogan, I Like to Keep Myself in Pain – My now-wife and I used to see Neko Case at the Tin Angel in Philadelphia pretty often back before she graduated to larger venues. At one show, she was accompanied … Continue reading →

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Nerd Rock with Erdrick

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

Descendants of Erdrick, Down Right Heavy – It seems like bands covering themes from video games is now a trend, and one that I welcome. After all, there’s plenty of nostalgic value in hearing this music again. Even back in … Continue reading →

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