February 2006

Event Reviews

Deadboy and the Elephantmen

The enigmatic Deadboy and the Elephantmen steal the show from The Fiery Furnaces and Jen Cray files a police report.

Features

The Best Wednesdays of 2005!

Avowed comic fan Van Sias gives us the rundown on the best storylines of 2005.

The Quotable 2005

It's Gail Worley's annual List of the Top 19 Quotes from Interviews she conducted with various Rock Types in 2005!

Interviews

Morgan Rose of Sevendust

Gail Worley chats with Sevendust's drummer and gets the real scoop behind their label switch, upcoming projects, and Rose's physical non-regime.

Music Reviews

Music A

Altarboys

Greatest Hits (Last Chance Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Music B

Anton Barbeau with the Bevis Frond

King of Missouri (Bongo Beat). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Beck / Various Artists

Guerolito (Interscope). Review by Ian Koss.

Bishop Don

Flowers From The Devil (Self-released). Review by Andrew Ellis.

Frank Black

Honeycomb (Back Porch). Review by Sean Slone.

Meredith Bragg & The Terminals

Volume 1 (The Kora Records). Review by Sean Slone.

Brotzmann / Friis Niesen / Uuskyla

Medicina (Atavistic). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Music C

Greg Carr

Technological Retreat Mixes Vol. 1 (Innova). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Nick Castro & The Poison Tree

Further From Grace (Strange Attractors). Review by Aaron Shaul.

The Chemical Brothers

Push The Button (Virgin). Review by Andrew Ellis.

Alice Cooper

Dirty Diamonds (New West Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Music D

Chris D And The Divine Horsemen

Time Stands Still (Atavistic Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Devin Davis

Lonely People of the World, Unite! (Mousse). Review by Aaron Shaul.

District Records

District Records: Volume One (District Records). Review by Andrew Ellis.

The Donnas

Gold Medal (Atlantic Records). Review by Andrew Ellis.

The Dudley Corporation

In Love With The Dudley Corporation (Absolutely Kosher). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Music E

Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart

S & M Communion Bread (Funzalo). Review by Sean Slone.

Music G

Jose Gonzalez

Stay in the Shade EP (Hidden Agenda). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Green Milk From the Planet Orange

City Calls Revolution (Beta-lactam Ring). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Music H

Hate Eternal

I, Monarch (Earache). Review by Kelley Simms.

Richard Hawley

Cole's Corner (Mute). Review by Kiran Aditham.

The Hold Steady

Separation Sunday (Frenchkiss Records). Review by Terry Eagan.

The Hotel Alexis

The Shining Example is Lying on the Floor (Broken Sparrow). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Music J

Jarboe

Thirteen Masks (Atavistic). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Music K

The Kallikak Family

May 23rd 2007 (Tell-All). Review by Aaron Shaul.

KTU

8 Armed Monkey (Thirsty Ear). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Music L

Lastonedone

EP (self-released). Review by Andrew Ellis.

The Lost Patrol Band

The Lost Patrol Band (Burning Heart/Epitaph). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Music M

M83

M83 (Gooom/Mute). Review by Kiran Aditham.

Make a Rising

Rip Through the Hawk Black Night (High Two). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Samantha Jo Martin

Samantha Jo (self-released). Review by Kyrby Raine.

Austin May

Austin May (self-released). Review by Kyrby Raine.

Sarah McLachlan

Bloom - Remix Album (Arista/ Sony BMG). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Music P

The Posies

Every Kind of Light (Ryko). Review by Sean Slone.

Music R

Steve Reynolds

Exile (429 Records). Review by Andrew Ellis.

The Robot Ate Me

Carousel Waltz (5RC). Review by Aaron Shaul.

The Ruse

Light In Motion (self-released). Review by Andrew Ellis.

Music S

Skyline Rodeo

Long Drive To Iceland (self-released). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Stream of Passion

Embrace the Storm (Inside Out). Review by Tim Wardyn.

Sunday Nights

Sunday Nights: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough (Fat Possum). Review by Terry Eagan.

Supersystem

Always Never Again (Touch & Go). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Music T

They Might Be Giants

Here Come the ABCs! (Disney Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.

Tres Chicas

Bloom, Red & the Ordinary Girl (Yep Roc). Review by Tim Wardyn.

The Tuna Helpers

I'll Have What She's Having (Web of Mimicry). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Turbonegro

Party Animals (Abucus Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Music W

Wall of Voodoo

The Index Master (Ryko). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Music Y

Yellowcard

Where We Stand (Takeover Records). Review by Andrew Ellis.

Yogi

Half-Pint Demigod (self-released). Review by Kyrby Raine.

Music Z

Nadine Zahr

Underneath The Everyday (Chirality Records). Review by Andrew Ellis.

Print Reviews

South of the Pumphouse

Linda Tate is moderately entertained by bassist Les Claypool's debut novel and yet... don't give up the day job.