"Melatonin," the first cut on Silversun Pickups' debut full-length, either has no chorus or consists of nothing but. Same goes for the next one, the gorgeous single "Well Thought Out Twinkles"...Tunes whirr to life and soar skyward, fizzle out and start up again; there is no hook because it's all the hook. more at villagevoice.com
Twang-free and wearing flip-flops instead of ropers, Keen takes potshots, makes pronouncements, and otherwise does what he wants—What I Really Mean, indeed. more at villagevoice.com
Fat Mike must be in his 40s now. He's done a lot of things in the past 23 years: founded and ran a successful indie label, started a semi-annoying all-goofy-cover side-project, launched a quixotically dedicated web campaign to get George W. Bush voted out of office...I can't tell if that's a great life or an exceedingly depressing one, but he seems to be enjoying it. more at villagevoice.com
be your own pet
Mouthy, destructive, confused, sexed-up but no sex object, Jemima Pearl is the pearl.more at villagevoice.com
over 2 years ago.
Ghostface Killah
With the crack trade making its hip-hop comeback, Ghost fashions a trend record that ranks with any Biggie or Wu CD.more at villagevoice.com
over 2 years ago.
Silversun Pickups
"Melatonin," the first cut on Silversun Pickups' debut full-length, either has no chorus or consists of nothing but. Same goes for the next one, the gorgeous single "Well Thought Out Twinkles"...Tunes whirr to life and soar skyward, fizzle out and start up again; there is no hook because it's all the hook. more at villagevoice.com
over 2 years ago.
Robert Earl Keen
Twang-free and wearing flip-flops instead of ropers, Keen takes potshots, makes pronouncements, and otherwise does what he wants—What I Really Mean, indeed. more at villagevoice.com
over 2 years ago.
NOFX
Fat Mike must be in his 40s now. He's done a lot of things in the past 23 years: founded and ran a successful indie label, started a semi-annoying all-goofy-cover side-project, launched a quixotically dedicated web campaign to get George W. Bush voted out of office...I can't tell if that's a great life or an exceedingly depressing one, but he seems to be enjoying it. more at villagevoice.com
over 2 years ago.