Local Review: Golden Plates – Eugenics

Local Review: Golden Plates – Eugenics
By

Golden Plates Eugenics Self-Released Street: 05.11 Golden Plates = (Lenny Kravitz x Monster Magnet) / The Strokes One of the toughest assignments I’ve had since I started writing for SLUG is the task of trying to define Golden Plates. Part blues, part distortion, part machismo rock n’ roll, it seems to be a music project

Review: Various Artists – A Rough Guide to Psychedelic India

Review: Various Artists – A Rough Guide to Psychedelic India
By

Various Artists = Ray Spiegel Ensemble + Asha Bhosle + The Bombay Royale … read more

Review: Mourning Coup – Baby Blue

Review: Mourning Coup – Baby Blue
By

Mourning Coup = Beats Antique + Crystalrœses + M.I.A. … read more

Local Review: Tony Holiday and the Velvetones – No Need To Rush It

Local Review: Tony Holiday and the Velvetones – No Need...
By

Tony Holiday and the Velvetones No Need To Rush It Midnight Records Productions Street: 05.19 Tony Holiday and the Velvetones = Cody Canada + Kenny Wayne Shepard + William Clarke Tony Holiday and the Velvetones have given us their first album, No Need To Rush It, and Holiday’s signature energy is all over it. It’s good

Titus Andronicus: Forever And Ever And Ever

Titus Andronicus: Forever And Ever And Ever
By

The Who. Pink Floyd. Titus Andronicus. If you think one of these bands doesn’t deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as the others, you clearly haven’t listened to The Most Lamentable Tragedy. The fourth album by New Jersey’s Titus Andronicus is a 29-song rock opera presented in five acts, following our hero’s confrontation

Review: Diät – Positive Energy

Review: Diät – Positive Energy
By

Diät = Holograms + Iceage + A Place to Bury Strang … read more

The Mynabirds’ Laura Burhenn: I’ll Paint the Ponies

The Mynabirds’ Laura Burhenn: I’ll Paint the Ponies
By

The Mynabirds’ Laura Burhenn wants to sing you a love song on new album Lovers Know. – SLUG Mag … read more

Review: Air Waves – Parting Glances

Review: Air Waves – Parting Glances
By

Air Waves = Strong Words + The Fresh & Onlys + Veronica Falls … read more

Review: Jonny Manak & the Depressives – Cold Pizza & Warm Beer

Review: Jonny Manak & the Depressives – Cold Pizza &...
By

Jonny Manak & the Depressives = The Cramps + The Sonics + Dead Boys … read more