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Beck – Song Reader (Faber/McSweeney’s) THE BAD REVIEW

Beck – Song Reader (Faber/McSweeney’s) THE BAD REVIEW

Beck selling sheet music is like McDonald's selling a recipe book. “Hey, we’re not going to sell you the Super-Ultra-Mega Big Mac, but you can buy our recipe book and make your own version.” Those recipes might even look complex on paper, but that doesn’t mean you aren’t consuming garbage.…

Beck – Song Reader (Faber/McSweeney’s)

Beck – Song Reader (Faber/McSweeney’s)

I want to hear Beck songs played by elephants and by wind sculptures and London taxi cabs. Make it so!…

The Babies – Our House On The Hill (Woodsist)

The Babies – Our House On The Hill (Woodsist)

It’s a shame about the Babies. Come on feel the Babie-heads.…

Dexys in the rain, part two

Dexys in the rain, part two

Dexys. Eight songs, one hour, a lifetime of memories.…

REVIEWED IN PICTURES: Smashing Pumpkins – Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (box set)

REVIEWED IN PICTURES: Smashing Pumpkins – Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (box set)

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X-TG – Desertshore/Final Report (Industrial)

X-TG – Desertshore/Final Report (Industrial)

Desertshore is intricate and sonically interesting, yet it remains at times curiously passionless…

Single of the Week: Mil Mascaras – Fuzz EP (Hozac)

Single of the Week: Mil Mascaras – Fuzz EP (Hozac)

In my perfect world, everyone would be giddy about the fact that you can now get your hands on a copy of a re-released Chin Chin LP at a reasonable price.…

Holly Herndon – Movement (RVNG Intl.)

Holly Herndon – Movement (RVNG Intl.)

Movement is an auditory feast. It’s no Bob Dylan but then John Lennon was no Kraftwerk, you know what I mean? …

Clinic – Free Reign (Domino)

Clinic – Free Reign (Domino)

Like The Fall, Clinic is always different/always the same. You know what you’re going to get but you don’t know how you’re going to get it.…

Naomi Punk and Misplaced 90s Nostalgia

Naomi Punk and Misplaced 90s Nostalgia

We’re in Amherst, dudes. Or Olympia. Or whatever town your musical heroes were from. You need to do better than this.…

Single Of The Week: Man or Astro-man? – Defcon 5 (Chunklet)

Single Of The Week: Man or Astro-man? – Defcon 5 (Chunklet)

Man or Astro-man? do their thing and while they didn't create surfy sci-fi rock they definitely set the bar for everyone else who tries to be judged against.…

Dexys in the rain, part one

Dexys in the rain, part one

The rain was torrential, particularly during 'Incapable Of Love' and 'Eileen'. It was great. Gave us a chance to prove our devotion…

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