I recently mentioned how I was worried about Woodentops Factor, when it came to the new REM album. It sounded too good too soon, and I was suspicious. But now I believe enough time has elapsed for my official not-anticipated-at-all verdict:
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Accelerate is a keeper.
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The action line on this CD, before it was even released, was [...]
I was doing Google searches a few days ago, trying to find a place where I could download a well-known Replacements bootleg, called “Shit, Shower, and Shave.” I never got there, but during my travels I stumbled upon a great little website that caused my inner-music geek to become fully engorged.
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It’s called That Truncheon Thing, and [...]
There was a balance remaining on an old Amazon gift certificate I received a while back, and it was burning a hole in my account. So last night I used it up.
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I ordered the latest CD by Jim White, a guy who’s great but difficult to describe. Imagine wedging Harry Crews, Morcheeba, Daniel Lanois, and [...]