02.Feb.2012 Moving Pictures: “Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings” by Father John Misty
It’s not that there’s anything inherently wrong with soft rock indie rock. It’s just that there’s so much of it and so much of it gets such grand praise when it’s all really, kinda boring. That’s all. That’s why soft rock has been my mortal enemy for my listening lifetime. Consequently, one may expect me [...]
27.Jan.2012 “The Gravedigger’s Song” by The Mark Lanegan Band
I’m not going to lie. Mark Lanegan could release an album of Katy Perry covers and I’d not only listen to it, but I’d probably put down cash money for it, too. Now, that’s not to say quality doesn’t matter when it comes to the output of the one time Screaming Trees frontman. Rather, his [...]
24.Jan.2012 The Rockometer: Attack on Memory by Cloud Nothings
Cloud Nothings Attack on Memory Carpark To hear Cloud Nothings’ Dylan Baldi tell it, the title of the band’s third album, Attack on Memory, is meant to be an attack on the memory of what people thought his band was.” Of course, with a title that vague, this attack on memory could be attached to [...]
19.Jan.2012 Moving Pictures: “Bellringer Blues (Nick Zinner Remix)” by Grinderman
Let’s say I didn’t spend the past year collecting all of the 12″ singles released following Grinderman’s 2010 album, Grinderman 2, I’d be all over this upcoming remix collection on Anti- Records featuring collaborations and reinterpretations featuring Robert Fripp, Josh Homme, A Place to Bury Strangers, Cat’s Eyes and Factory Floor. Hell, I’ll still be [...]
12.Dec.2011 I Rock Cleveland 2011 Spectacular: The Year’s Best Albums
Welcome to I Rock Cleveland’s Top 20 albums of 2011. Please note, some of the entries below have been condensed due to the sheer number of words involved with quoting 20 reviews in one year end recap. Following each capsule, you’ll see a link for the full album review. If you don’t like words, you [...]
07.Nov.2011 Moving Pictures: Two Different Ways by Factory Floor
Are Factory Floor a rock band with the groove of a dance act or an electronic act with a nose for noise? Are they goth or post-punk or trance? Should we wait for NME or Pitchfork to chime in with a new sub-genre, or should we dig in? During the Londoner’s late night, attention-grabbing set [...]
26.Oct.2011 Moving Pictures: “Lonely Boy” by The Black Keys
From the credit where it’s due department, and maybe the stating the obvious department, too, Akron ex-pats The Black Keys sure do know how to promote their jams. The lead up to their new album, El Camino, due out December 6th on Nonesuch Records, started with a contest to win a beat-down minivan, complete with [...]
22.Oct.2011 Can An Unreleased Bill Fox Song Become an Occupy Wall Street Anthem?
For some, the biggest problem they have with the income equality movement, Occupy Wall Street, is that it doesn’t have a clear set of goals. Do they want to raise taxes? Do they want to erase personal debt? What about the environment and wars and social justice? Shouldn’t they be concerned about those things, too? [...]
