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Tamaryn - Led Astray, Washed Ashore (Tamaryn)
10 August 2008Somber and seductive, brooding and atmospheric, Tamaryn’s debut EP is filled with the kind of shimmering songs that alto chanteuses like Nico and Siouxsie Sioux offered us in years past.
Mission of Burma with Versus - First Unitarian Church (Philadelphia, PA) - Friday, June 27, 2008
3 July 2008VERSUS was a reminder that the marriage of distortion and noise with super sweet melodies and quiet/loud dynamics will never go out of style.
Mission of Burma with AKACOD - The Paradise (Boston, MA) - Friday, June 13, 2008
22 June 2008Mission of Burma relive the past, re-ignite the present, and give us hope for the future.
Mission of Burma - Bowery Ballroom (New York) - Saturday, June 14, 2008
16 June 2008Overall this night was a smashing success. My only regret is not being able to see their show the next night!
The Cure with 65daysofstatic - Agganis Arena (Boston, MA) - Monday, May 12, 2008
22 May 2008Robert Smith and The Cure give us a Boston marathon.
British Sea Power - World Cafe Live (Philadelphia, PA) - May 9, 2008
21 May 2008Focusing entirely on their excellent new album, songs like “No Lucifer” sounded as if the band had found some setting for post-punk circa 1982.
Interview: The Funeral Crashers
6 January 2008Creeping forward whilst changing form and focus since the turn of the century, The Funeral Crashers have become a mainstay of New York City’s fledgling “new dark rock scene.” A new appreciation for The Crashers grew after immersing myself in their first full-length, so I decided to fill in the blanks through an interview.
Pylon - Gyrate + (DFA)
23 October 2007A legendary post-punk band from Athens, GA, PYLON is more than just historically important (an obvious and frequently acknowledged influence on R.E.M., among others). This is great music, highly original at the time.
The Cult - Born Into This (Roadrunner)
22 October 2007The Cult’s painfully disappointing Born Into This can’t simply be the result of an aging band out of touch with a musical landscape they once electrified in decades passed.
The Pop Group - Y (Rhino/Warner U.K.)
4 August 2007This hugely underrated 1979 post-punk debut LP from Bristol, England’s ironically named The Pop Group appears for the third time on CD, having finally acquired a bonus track.
Jack Rabid’s Top 10
Week of August 17
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Billy Bragg – Mr. Love & Justice (Anti)
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Bad Religion – New Maps of Hell (deluxe edition) (Epitaph)
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Ray Davies – Working Man’s Cafe (New West)
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Ron Sexsmith – Exit Strategy of the Soul (Yep Roc)
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Billie Holiday – Beautiful Ballads & Love Songs (Columbia/Legacy/SonyBMG)
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Everest – Ghost Notes (Vapor)
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Rob Dickinson – Fresh Wine for the Horses (double CD) (Fontana/UNI)
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Secret Shine – All of the Stars (Clairecords/Tonevendor)
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The Effigies – Reside (Criminal IQ)
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For Against – Shade Side, Sunny Side (Words on Music)