Local Reviews: Nolens Volens

Local Reviews: Nolens Volens
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Nolens Volens is Andrew Glassett.  Andrew Glassett is a damn fine musician who just released his eighth album, Nolens Volens.  Word on the WWW is that Nolens Volens was distilled directly from the Glassett family bloodline, each song representative of a member of Andrew’s family.  … read more

Local Reviews: AODL
Local Reviews: The Castanettes

Local Reviews: The Castanettes
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The Castanettes = Sloan + Midlake + The Brobecks … read more

Local Reviews: Christian Asplund

Local Reviews: Christian Asplund
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Christian Asplund =  The Bad Plus + John Zorn + John Mclaughlin … read more

Scott Selfridge

Scott Selfridge
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I had the opportunity of getting to know Scott Selfridge over a period of two years as he patiently recorded and re-recorded my band’s last album, so it was with great pleasure that I got to pick his brain one night in his bedroom studio for this piece. Instead of attempting to condense our one-hour conversation into a narrative, I’ll just let him speak for himself. … read more

National CD Reviews – November 2009

National CD Reviews – November 2009
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National music reviews from Brother Ali, Devendra Banhardt, Fuck Buttons, The Gossip, Immortal, Jookabox, Lewd Acts, The Raveonettes, Sea Wolf, Strike Anyhwere, White Denim and many more. … read more

National CD Reviews – December 2009

National CD Reviews – December 2009
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This month’s national reviews feature releases from Asobi Seksu, Beak>, Dead To Me, Evangelista, The Mary Onettes, The Prodigy, The Rakes, Skeletonwitch, Slayer and many more. … read more