5.20.13
Blue-Eyed Son
SHADOWS ON THE SUN -(EENIE MEENIE)-This might be the first and only time I ever saw one of those little ads on the right hand side of my Facebook page where I got curious More

5.20.13
Life Coach
ALPHAWAVES-(THRILL JOCKEY)-Two years ago veteran musician Phil Manley released an album titled Life Coach, and now he's returned with a project of thesame name, More

5.20.13
Rose Melberg
SEPTEMBER-(LOST SOUND TAPES)-Thanks a lot to DAGGER point man Joseph Kyle for hipping me to this cassette release. Miss Rose (you know her from her solo releases, Tiger Trap, More

5.20.13
Swamp Dogg
TOTAL DESTRUCTION TO YOUR MIND-(ALIVE)-Newly remastered, Swamp Dogg’s, idiosyncratic, ahead-of-its-time merging of bayou-thick soul, pop, and commentary More

5.20.13
Tinder
EP-(SELF RELEASED)-Low-key solo project by a Canadian guy (Toronto) Shawn Park. He has a few other friends help out but perhaps the biggest contribution comes from More

5.13.13
Bad Religion
TRUE NORTH -(EPITAPH)-After a while you do get kind of sick of saying , “Well, Bad Religion have released another terrific record.” Well, truth be told, their previous one, 2010’s More

5.13.13
Grave Babies
CRUSHER-(HARDLY ART)-Okay, here's the thing: an album called Crusher, featuring a cover with an altar built around a pig's head, nearly impossible to read Heavy Metal More

5.13.13
The O’Jays
SHIP AHOY-(BIG BEAT RECORDINGS )-In 1972, The O'Jays released Backstabbers, their debut for Philadelphia International. The move was a wise one, for after nearly a decade of More

5.13.13
Palma Violets
180-(ROUGH TRADE)-If the story is correct, these four gents, who call London home, were at the reading Festival in 2010 and decided at that point to form a band. Apparently three of them More

5.13.13
We Are Loud Whispers
SUCHNESS-(HARDLY ART)-A debut from a duo recently signed by Sub Pop’s fave gadabout brother; consisting of Sonya Westcott of Arthur & Yu and Ayuma Haitani of 4 Bonjour’s Parties. More

5.6.13
Justin Ancheta Band
PLANT -(SELF-RELEASED)-Reggae releases seem to arise at intervals; appealing to a fairly substantial, same-old sub cultural and/or world music listening base. But a reggae More

5.6.13
Wanda Jackson
THE BEST OF THE CLASSIC CAPITOL SINGLES-(OMNIVORE))-Wow, this is a true treasure trove. It’s almost easy to forget about Wanda Jackson’s accomplishment as More

5.6.13
Jeremy
THE SOLAR KING-(JAM RECORDINGS)-Yet another record from pop wunderkind Jeremy Morris. He has enough records out that he may give Jandek a run for his money. This record, More