James Gallagher
THE PIXIES
You have to feel a little bad for Jay Reatard. Admittedly, there are worse places to be: the guy is a prolific artist, having just put out his second solo album following three earlier single releases and a compilation for Matador Records. In addition, being asked to open for a band like the Pixies must [...]
A REFINED EVENING OF HARDCORE
“We were Sleepies, and now we’re someone else,” the guitarist of punk band Sleepies said before stepping back from his microphone and throwing on a ratty blonde hairpiece. Sleepies then launched into a version of “Celebrity Skin,” their first of three consecutive covers of ‘90s alt-rock band Hole, and as Tom’s dress fell down to [...]
DODOS
The Dodos aren’t your typical band. Formerly a duo featuring guitarist Meric Long and drummer Logan Kroeber (who plays without a bass drum, amazingly), this past year they took the next logical step while recording their third album Time to Die: adding an electric vibraphone player. It seems to be working: Time to Die has [...]
FLAMING LIPS
Embryonic, the newest album by the Flaming Lips, is a return to form of sorts. It’s one of the band’s most discordant albums, certainly their most jarring since the early 1990s. It is noisy, and like every other Lips album, it is bizarre. However, it is excellent, and for a band that’s been together for [...]
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