On new album, The Hold Steady bare their "Teeth"
The Hold Steady – Teeth Dreams (Positive Jams/Washington Square) I thought about how to best collect my thoughts on Teeth Dreams, the sixth album by The Hold Steady, for several weeks after
Getting Up Seems Impossibly Grand
With the year in its final days, I’m giving some last thoughts to all of the amazing stuff I’ve been able to do this year. I saw the Rolling Stones. Ate
Top Albums and Songs of 2013
Without further adieu, here’s my top ten favorite albums of this year (in order), and then my favorite songs of the year (in no particular order). Top Albums of 2013: 1.
Haim - The Wire
This song has been on constant repeat for me all week. I can’t get enough of it. Their debut album “Days All Gone” is due September 30th. Enjoy!
The Mountain Goats - Transcendental Youth
The Mountain Goats – Transcendental Youth John Darnielle can be a frustrating dude. The highs are high: 2005’s “The Sunset Tree”stands tall as a bonafide masterpiece, but the lows are just
The Men - Open Your Heart
The Men – Open Your Heart There’s something special about a group that entirely shifts their sound from one record to another. Brooklyn-based The Men are one of those bands. With
For Lucero, It's Not Work
Lucero – Women & Work Lucero are on a hot streak. While they’ve made dependable records with tracks that absolutely slay, it wasn’t until 2009’s 1372 Overton
Top 10 Albums of 2011
Top Ten Albums of 2011 1. David Comes to Life – Fucked Up 2. Killing The Darlings – Pearl and the Beard 3. Bon Iver – Bon Iver 4. Wild Flag – Wild Flag 5. Long Live
A New Renaissance City
Detroit is a forgotten city. While it was victim to the urban decay and abandoned structures that is so often written about, it didn’t, based on appearance alone, seem all that worse
Kings Without a Crown
Jay-Z and Kanye West’s collaborative album as “The Throne” will survive buoyed on the lofty expectations and reputations of the people that made it. Watch The Throne&
Somewhere Between The Sleeves
“Horses” is not the best record Patti Smith has ever made. It’s one of rock and roll’s best opening acts, but it’s dwarfed her career
Pearl and the Beard: The obviate media Interview
Unless you’ve been privy to their touring in the past few years, primarily over the east coast, midwest, and at this year’s South By Southwest, chances are you haven&