album reviews

Well, it’s December. Best Of lists are popping up all over the place like electronic moles at a traveling carnival. Speaking of electronic, we’re proud

What do you think of when you hear the word Snowbeast? A dangerous Yeti hiding in the caves of a snowy mountain preying on unsuspecting

The very words “Sex with Strangers” produce quite a reaction, particularly so when dropped casually into everyday phatic conversation. The very idea seems completely absurd,

Hardcore legends Bad Brains are straight outta D.C. yet again with their latest, Into the Future. After thirty-six years, the Bad Brains are as righteous

“Nu metal” has been a dirty word nearly from its coinage. Despite the fact that it was a massively lucrative wave moving through the late-1990s

A deep, dirty love of the riff is one of the self-professed defining characteristics of the beast known as Bison b.c. While the sludge quartet

The late-’70s, early-’80s post-punk era was one of the most exciting times in pop music history, and absolutely pivotal in the area of alternative music

Stones Throw has a reputation as being one of the world leaders in underground music with quite a wide-ranging variety of genres nurtured under its

Not to make you feel old, but The Herbaliser (Ninja Tune pioneers) have been scratching and cutting their wicked brew for 18 years now. And

From his first official splash onto the music scene in 2006 as part of the duo B.S.O.D. (“blue screen of death”) with Nine Inch Nails

From the opening road-trip shuffle of “On My Own” to the thoughtful sway of the closing “I’ve Got It All”, Vancouver’s Jen Miller exhibits a