Backtracks takes a look at songs that were a meaningful part of los grillos past and have recently come back to los grillos in whatever random ways such things happen–in a movie, in a bar, in a dream, or just in the head for no apparent reason. … Read More →
With its perfect marriage of the Nashville sound and punk attitude, I was surprised to learn that “Are You Drinking With Me Jesus?”, one of my favorite tracks from the Jello Biafra & Mojo Nixon collaboration, Prairie Home Invasion, is a cover of a song … Read More →
Just in time for the summer festival circuit, My Morning Jacket are back to doin’ what they do best with Circuital, a Southern rockin’, reverb drenched album of bic-flickin’ ballads and beer-hoistin’ rockers anchored by the epic, seven-minute title track. In anticipation of Circuital‘s release … Read More →
Rivers Cuomo clearly hasn’t been up to the task lately, so it’s nice that British trio Let’s Wrestle put together Nursing Home, the best Weezer record since the mid-nineties, for folks to enjoy. It helps that the songs here are straightforward, simple and a bit snarky, … Read More →
Barn Burner. Bangers II: Scum of the Earth.
With debut album Bangers, Canadian redneck rockers Barn Burner answered a question likely pondered over many a Molson: “What would happen if Bob and Doug McKenzie formed a heavy metal band?” Follow-up album Bangers II: Scum of the Earth promises to drive the point home … Read More →