The suicide of singer Ian Curtis tore the band Joy Division apart in 1980 but the surviving members of Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Stephan Morris soldiered on reforming as New Order then capitalizing on […]
Category: Album Reviews
Album Review: Semisonic – You’re Not Alone
Well, what took so long? After decades of inactivity, ok maybe a little exaggeration but not by much, Semisonic returns with the EP You’re Not Alone, the band’s first collection of new music in nearly […]
Album Review: D.I. – Ancient Artifacts
Growing up in Orange County, CA during the 80s, little did I know that a wave of punk rock music had washed ashore that would etch its mark on the music landscape forever. Probably, because […]
Single Review: New Order – Be a Rebel
I’ve never reviewed a single release before and won’t make it a habit for the future, however when I saw New Order dropped a new song then quickly discovered this band in prime form, it […]
Album Review: R.E.M. – Document
Yesterday, while Oregon burned, I took a gander south of my backyard at the haunting smoke enveloping the sky. An unprecedented sight. I walked back in the house and my wife had popped on the […]
Album Review: Metallica – S&M2
Metallica continues to push boundaries and expand their musical horizons, nearly 40 years after these pioneers of heavy metal got their start, with the August 28 release of S&M2, their second live collaboration with the […]
Album Review: Rush – Roll the Bones
September 3, 1991. I left 29 years ago today, far from home, with no way to get Rush’s new album Roll The Bones. Listening to local rock radio 95.5 KLOS throughout the previous month, DJs […]
Album Review: Erasure – The Neon
Erasure was one of a number of synth-heavy bands, riding that mostly awesome keyboard wave in the 1980s, that everyone seemingly listened to back then. Especially the girls! Erasure, OMD, Electronic, New Order, and Pet […]
Album Review: Semisonic – Great Divide
Prior to becoming the band of 1998, Semisonic was a small outfit relatively unknown outside Minneapolis, MN, and maybe movie buffs. Semisonic began in 1995 from the ashes of Trip Shakespeare as singer/guitarist Dan Wilson […]
Rush Live Albums Ranked Worst to First
Not all live albums are created equal. Even from the same band. And, with a bit of a heavy heart (and some procrastination) tackling all of the live Rush albums to determine the worst to […]
