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Queens of the Stone Age – Lullabies to Paralyze

Review — March 20, 2005

Tornadoes, while not traditionally known as positive forces in the world, certainly provide for some excitement, amazement, and entertainment. Much like a car accident, we all want to see what happened, the ensuing destruction, and if we're lucky, a body or two. Exhibit A: Twister. No matter how many times …

Beck – Guero

Review — April 1, 2005

For over a decade, Beck Hansen has staked his name as one of music's most eclectic and eccentric songwriters. Since his 1994 breakthrough record Mellow Gold , made famous by the living-room-recorded "Loser," Beck has continued to push the boundaries of experimental pop music. While Mellow Gold was an amazing …

Team Sleep – Team Sleep

Review — May 7, 2005

When I was 15, I remember thinking Korn was the greatest band on the face of the earth. I was angry. I was rebellious. I felt alienated just like Jonathan Davis. But in all fairness, Limp Bizkit was a close second. And while bands like Korn and Limp Bizkit refused …

Big Business – Head for the Shallow

Review — May 15, 2005

In the late 80's and early 90's, Seattle was the place for any musician to be. A brief yet socially relevant counterculture was spawned, not too dissimilar to punk in the early 80's. The movement, being simply music or something more, had no name but was knighted "grunge" by the …

Keren Ann – Nolita

Review — May 23, 2005

On The Blood Brothers' 2004 disc Crimes singers Jordan Blilie and Johnny Whitney scream, "Everybody needs a little devastation," from "Devastator." Well you know what fellas, sometimes everybody needs a little benefaction. Sometimes we need love and flowers and pretty things, like rainbows and holding hands. Singer/songwriter Keren Ann Zeidel, …

Gorillaz – Demon Days

Review — May 30, 2005

It's been four years since Gorillaz, the world's first animated group, debuted with Gorillaz, a wacky blend of pop, rock, and hip-hop. A fun, terrific debut guided by one of the best single's to hit MTV in the past half-decade, "Clint Eastwood." I myself am not too overzealous when …

Billy Corgan – The Future Embrace

Review — July 14, 2005

The last time the world heard from egomaniac Billy Corgan, he was releasing his first poetry book titled, Blinking with Fists. While Corgan has proved his songwriting skills are superlative, intelligent, and distinguished, his poetry skills, as displayed in Blinking with Fists, are shameful, inane, and drudging. I, …

Beastie Boys – The Mix-Up

Review — June 27, 2007

Everyone in the known universe that's ever listened to music has heard at least one (but more likely three-to-ninety) Beastie Boys song. They've connected with nearly ever corner of the music industry, inspired by and passing on the torch to musicians in hip-hop, rock, punk, dance, funk, jazz, soul, garage, …

Smashing Pumpkins – Zeitgeist

Review — July 12, 2007

In all likelihood you're fully aware of the Smashing Pumpkins history and 90's legacy; if you somehow don't, I recommend Wikipedia. But in short, this is the first album in seven years from Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin under the Smashing Pumpkins moniker. Both were in Zwan, and both performed …