Getting to Know The Hold Steady in 15 Tracks
This year is the 10th anniversary of The Hold Steady‘s debut album Almost Killed Me. While this album is a pretty weak and rough debut, it is also a first […]
This week’s Reviews: Reigning Sound, Morrissey, Weird Al
As of late, it seems you can always trust a Merge release. The label put out Bob Mould’s last two solo albums, Mikal Cronin‘s MCII, Superchunk’s discography, and dozens of […]
New Day Rising: A Beginners Guide To The Work of Bob Mould (Part 2)
This is part 2 of a beginner’s guide to Bob Mould. In part 2, we start with Sugar and go over to Bob’s first two solo albums later in the post. […]
This week’s reviews: Braid, The Proper Ornaments
Braid is a very influential band from the Midwestern emo scene of the 1990s. Often uttered in the same breath as The Promise Ring, early Get-Up Kids, and Sunny Day Real […]
New Day Rising: A Beginners Guide To The Work of Bob Mould (Part 1)
I can’t really think of many artists that I enjoy as much as Bob Mould. From his early days in Hüsker Dü to his most recent solo albums, the man […]
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