Two brothers move to a beach town in California and start fighting a gang of young vampires… The Lost Boys, directed by Joel Schumacher, delightfully mixed horror with comedy and presented a visually striking film that has developed a cult following. The movie itself took a lot of cues from music videos of the time—costumes,…
Do The Magnetic Fields release standard albums anymore, or strictly box sets? The gargantuan volumes the band seem to be spitting out are a testament to what The Magnetic Fields really is: a vessel for Stephin Merritt’s prolific songwriting. 50 Song Memoir is exactly what it sounds like; an autobiographical ode to the first 50 years of Merritt’s…
How perfect is this pressing of The Matrix soundtrack? Pressed up on machine grey swirl colored vinyl, this 2LP set is something Morpheus would definitely approve of. As for the music, all the hits from the 1999 Wachowski film are here, including Rob Zombie s Dragula,  Propellerheads big beat anthem Spybreak! (popularized by that iconic lobby shootout scene), Ministry s Bad Blood,  Deftones…
We re turning 30 now, and there s this idea that that s when real life comes on. In a way, this album is us saying, we don t have to grow up or get boring. The Menzingers consists of Greg Barnett, Tom May, Eric Keen, and Joe Godino, and the Scranton, Pennsylvania band came…
Third studio album from Philadelphia s The Menzingers. On The Impossible Past marked the Epitaph debut for the punk rock outfit following two acclaimed releases on indie labels. The band writes with an earnestness, telling tales about heartbreak, self doubt and loneliness. Their sound pays tribute to their punk roots while dabbling in a little…
Although some worried that The Mighty Mighty Bosstones sound would shift after signing to a major label, Don t Know How To Party proves otherwise. The third album (Mercury debut) from the progenitors of ska punk includes the fan favorite Someday I Suppose, and the band delivers raw, angry music with an increased heavy metal…
Fifth studio album from Boston s The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. Let s Face It was originally recorded in 1996 and features one of the band s most successful singles, The Impression That I Get. Despite its slick production, the album is a quintessential piece of 90s ska. Includes the songs: The Rascal King, and Royal…
When I was in art school (s o to Manchester Community College), I pretty much only listened to Television, Talking Heads, and The Modern Lovers. (OK, I listened to Kate Bush too.) When I was writing my artist’s statement for my annual critique, I worked in a reference to Pablo Picasso, and more specifically, how…
Debut studio album from anti-folk band The Moldy Peaches. Mostly know for their don t give an F attitude, Adam Green and Kimya Dawson s The Moldy Peaches were a fixture of New York s anit-folk scene, playing shows at the SideWalk Cafe. Their eponymous debut is made up of mostly of recordings from Port…
I Am Easy To Find is a new type of project from The National. 2017’s Sleep Well Beast earned the band their first Grammy, but they were jolted from their laurels by a pitch by director Mike Mills (20th Century Woman). It’s a film that isn’t a music video and music that isn’t a score – Mills…
6th studio album from The National. The writing for Trouble Will Find Me began soon after the Brooklyn (originally from Cincinnati) outfit completed touring for High Violet, and it s a rich, self-referential LP that ranks very high, for fans and critics alike, in the band s catalog. Matt Berninger s exquisite baritone coveys various…
7th studio album from Vancouver s The New Pornographers. Whiteout Conditions is the band s first album without longtime drummer Kurt Dahle and singer lyricist Dan Bejar (Bejar hasn t left the band; rather he was busy working on the forthcoming 11th Destroyer album). Vocals are instead handled by Carl Newman and the wonderful Neko Case. Includes High Ticket Attractions , Whiteout Conditions and 9 more slices of the band…
The Orielles first formed in Birmingham, UK in their teens, immediately bonding due to a shared love of 90’s music and the films of Quentin Tarantino. While they claim influence from US college rock stalwarts such as Sonic Youth and The Pixies, they sound the most like Madchester groups like the Stone Roses and The Happy…
1991 best of collection by Celtic punk heroes The Pogues, back in print! Best Of collects fan favorites from the band’s first five albums Red Roses For Me, Rum Sodomy & The Lash, If I Should Fall From Grace With God, Peace And Love, Hell’s Ditch and the Poguetry In Motion EP, featuring collaborations with…
Help Us Stranger sees the mighty combo reassembled, stronger and perhaps even more vital than ever before as they continue to push rock n roll forward into its future, bonding prodigious riffs, blues power, sinewy psychedelia, Detroit funk, and Nashville soul via Benson and White’s uncompromising songcraft and the band’s steadfast musical muscle. The Raconteurs…
Limited edition pressing for Black Friday Record Store Day 2016! The Raconteurs dropped Steady, As She Goes in 2006 and gave the public some sweet riffage to indulge in. The record has been out of print for nearly a decade, but is thankfully back! Released by Third Man Records on limited edition green vinyl. pressing…