Record reviews, interviews and other writing about music.
The Future Sounds of Yesterday: A Sequence of Synthesizers in Science Fiction
How technology, music, and science fiction changed the universe together.
Robyn Hitchcock: I Often Dream of Trains
A look back at the introspective and autumnal album that is still Hitchcock’s finest hour.
Other articles:
- Roky Erickson with Okkervil River: True Love Cast Out All Evil
- Various artists: Tradi-Mods vs. Rockers
- Bob Dylan: Love & Theft
- Robyn Hitchcock: I Wanna Go Backwards
- Peter Gabriel: Peter Gabriel (a.k.a. III/Melt)
- Belle & Sebastian: Dear Catastrophe Waitress
- Johnny Cash, American IV: The Man Comes Around
- Johnny Cash, Unearthed
- Charlie Parker, New York Anthology 1950-1954
- Saint Etienne: Tales From Turnpike House
- Kasai Allstars: In The 7th Moon, The Chief Turned Into A Swimming Fish And Ate The Head Of His Enemy By Magic
- Firewater, Songs We Should Have Written
- Amy Rigby, Till the Wheels Fall Off
- Jay Farrar, Terroir Blues
Minnesota music
A few less than 10,000 reviews, interviews and articles covering the creative spirit of the land of 10,000 lakes.
Interview: Jeremy Ackerman of Walker Kong
The indie-pop bandleader talks about the group’s fourth album, Phazes Of Light.
Grant Hart: Good News For Modern Man
A review of the splendid 1999 solo album by the former drummer of Hüsker Dü.
More interviews and articles
• In Tune With Nature: Craig Minowa of Cloud Cult
• Interview: Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker of Low
• Interview: Colin Johnson of Vampire Hands
Album reviews
- Low: Drums and Guns
- Dosh: Wolves and Wishes
- Kill the Vultures: The Careless Flame
- Various artists: The Big Hits of Mid-America Vols. 1 & 2: The Soma Records Story 1963-1967
- Terry Eason: Bees Will Bumble
- Pictures of Then: And the Wicked Sea
- Zak Sally: Zak Sally’s Fear of Song
- Michael Yonkers with the Blind Shake: Cold Town/Soft Zodiac
- The Chambermaids: Down in the Berries
- The Alarmists: The Overhead Left
- Tarlton: Papa Theses
- The Hang Ups: Second Story
- Ana Voog: anavoog.com
- Lori Wray: Hisstory
- Suicide Commandos: The Commandos Commit Suicide Dance Concert
- Daughters of the Sun: Rings