Hyena/Skinji Brim A lot of New Orleans music tends to have several common qualities: kinda jazzy, kinda funky and lotsa fun. One of the best-known ambassadors of the New Orleans sound, Dr. John, and his music tend to embody these same qualities. That’s more than evident on “Right Place, Right Time,” the newly released […]
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Stolen Babies-There Be Squabbles Ahead
No Comment Stolen Babies is a four-piece art school outfit from sunny Los Angeles, where a lot of it happens. Stolen Babies’ debut CD is a fantastic combo platter of circus music, old school horror movie jams, pop, goth, new wave, funk-rock, hardcore, screamcore, show-hall jazz and fierce rock ‘n’ roll. Lead singer Dominique […]
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Sonic Youth-Rather Ripped
Geffen It’s hard to hate an album when the hottest bassist in rock history tells her daughter “you keep me coming home again” while Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo tightly wind the baby’s stationary with deft riffs, classic Sonic Youth guitar atmospherics and drums that rumble and subdue with ease. But this album isn’t […]