by Peter Soyer Sometimes the small fish gets the biggest worm. When everyone in the ocean of music is trying…
Goldfinger "The Show Must Go Off!" (Kung Fu Records) Now, I'd like to believe that as a species we've moved…
interview by Gordon Downs Dan Bejar is the missing New Pornographer. Tons of indie rockers are dying to see him.…
I n Smog and Thunder "The Great War of the Californias" (Smart Art Films / Pop Twist Entertainment) Smog Town…
The Vandals "The Show Must Go Off!" (Kung Fu Records) While I've enjoyed quite a bit of what the "The…
The Von Bondies "Raw and Rare" (Dim Mak) The Jack White-approved Detroit garage rockers put out an album, of yes,…
Vortis "God Won't Bless America" (Thick Records) The album opens with, "For some reason the Bush administration has an obsession…
Watashi Wa "The Love of Life" (Tooth & Nail) This foursome from A-town cut through songs that could easily play…
With Resistance "Self-Titled" (Immigrant Sun) Rather than go the standard hardcore route with breakdown after predicable breakdown and clichéd rants…
Xiu Xiu "Famous Muscles" (5 Rue Christine) Commonly pronounced "shoe Shoe," or "show show" like the Joan Chen movie of…