Released in 1988 as one half of a split single with Sonic Youth that came out as a limited edition 7″ via Sub Pop’s hallowed singles club series, “Halloween” is Mudhoney covering Sonic Youth, who in turn cover Mudhoney’s “Touch Me I’m Sick” on the … Read More →
Not so much a rarity but always a treat, new material from Robert Pollard is certainly something that pricks up my ears. And when that new material comes in the form of the first album in fifteen years from the “classic” Guided By Voices lineup–Robert … Read More →
In a world of remakes the story of Frankenstein is one of those tales that benefits from several re-tellings. Whether or not the monster is Karloff’s stitches-and-screwtop mute or DeNiro’s sneering ghoul, the theme of a scientist treading on God’s territory remains relevant. The latest … Read More →
Rhode Island alt-country/folk rockers Deer Tick drop their fourth lp, Divine Providence, this week. Recorded in the band’s home town of Providence (hence the album title), the album aims for, and hits, a louder, more barroom brawling Deer Tick than the more sedate, chain-smoking-at-a-corner-table folk … Read More →
Brad Fiedel ‘Fright Night’
Welcome to Fright Night. For real. With the current Twilight craze, it’s hard to imagine a time when vampires weren’t in vogue, but that wasn’t the case in the 80s. As late night horror movie host Peter Vincent proclaimed, “Apparently your generation doesn’t want to … Read More →