It took a while, but David Bazan has finally gotten around to releasing his first true solo LP. Curse Your Branches, unlike his previous solo release Fewer Moving Parts, has a sound that is distinctly separate from his past projects. While Bazan is more than solid with just his acoustic guitar in tow, it’s only [...]
Album Hierarchies By Artist – Vol. 2
Round 2 of ranking the albums of some of my favorite artists. The best is listed as at the top and it goes down from there. Here are some more… Death Cab for Cutie Plans The Photo Album You Can Play These Songs With Chords Transatlanticism Narrow Stairs The Open Door EP We Have the [...]
Who Will Be The Band of Our Generation?
The room is alive with the clanging guitars of The Rolling Stones’ “Jumpin’ Jack Flash.” As Mick Jagger wails over Keith Richards’ hot licks, something becomes startlingly evident. These guys are still around. While they are easy fodder for “old” jokes – overshadowed only by John McCain – what The Stones have accomplished is truly [...]
Modest Mouse Trek Through Spokane
Isaac Brock hates his job. Now I’m not quoting him on this, but after seeing Modest Mouse for the fourth time last Saturday night at Spokane’s Kitting Factory it’d be hard to argue otherwise. His disposition is the number one thing holding Modest Mouse back from being a really good live band. It doesn’t seem [...]
Blink 182′s Reunion & the Music of Youth
We love to hold onto vestiges from our youth. Maybe that’s why months ago I bought tickets in preparation to make the trek across state to see Blink-182 on their reunion tour. Now Blink is an easy band to bash, but I don’t care. I have a ton of friends who know and don’t care. [...]
