Tag: Rock and Roll

Reviews: Featured, Music

At one point I was visiting a friend in Chicago. I (thought) I knew his address, and since I was arriving at 3:00 in the morning or so (must have been Greyhound) he said he would leave the door to his apartment unlocked when he went to bed. When I finally made to the building […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on August 31st, 2006

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Reviews: Music Books, Print

Jim Bessman, in association with the Ramones St Martin’s Press New York 1993 Copyright Date: Review Date: 2002 An early review of the Ramones once said “The Ramones don’t waste their time, they waste yours.” That pretty much sets the tone for this book. The Ramones are one of the greatest under-appreciated bands of the […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on March 27th, 2002

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Reviews: Music

Gaza Strippers: 1000 Watt Confessions Label: Lookout Release Date: 2000 Review Date: 2001 Rick Sims defies anyone to accurately describe the sound of the Gaza Strippers. Nuts to you Rick, I’m going to try anyway. Did you groove on the Didjits? Imagine if the Didjits hadn’t burned out. That’s not really a description. OK, heavy […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on June 16th, 2001

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Reviews: Music

Label: Teanbeat Release Date: 2000 Review Date: 2001 The Rondelles are a fabulous disaster. They are wonderfully crappy. The first time I saw them I almost walked out in the middle of the show. It was like seeing a bunch of high school kids. Something about their attitude and the atmosphere of the dive they […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on June 16th, 2001

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Reviews: Music

The Bobbyteens: Not So Sweet Label: Estrus Release Date: 2000 Review Date: 2001 Whew! I knew I’d like this band from the first time I saw them mentioned in Thrasher. I love girl groups, and I especially love girl groups who are brash and in your face like The Donnas try to be. The Bobbyteens […]

Posted by: House of Neil on June 16th, 2001

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Reviews: Music

Nashville Pussy: Let Them Eat Pussy Label: Uni/Mercury Release Date: 1998 Review Date: 2000 One trick pony. That’s all you need to know. Yes, the title is funny. Yes, the chicks in the band are scantily clad, and sometimes you can see their tits. Yes, one of them has an excellent tattoo on her belly […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on June 13th, 2000

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Reviews: Music

Rolling Stone passed judgement on “Whatcha Gonna Do Honky?” in a recent issue, but seeing as how Britney Spears was on the freaking cover for christ’s sake, this is the re-trial. Speaking of kangaroo courts, when’s the last time Rolling Stone had it’s finger on the pulse of anything that wasn’t already dead on arrival? […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on June 13th, 2000

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Reviews: Music

The Who: BBC Sessions Label: MCA Release Date: 2000 Recording Date: 1965-73 Review Date: 2000 The Who BBC Sessions were recorded on various occasions from 1965 to 1973 for broadcast on the BBC. The early recordings were made shorlty after chart success with “I Can’t Explain.” The song tracks mirror their career in that the […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on June 11th, 2000

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Reviews: Music

Groop Dogdrill: Half Nelson Label: Mantra Release Date: 1998 Review Date: 2000 Apart from having a name that is impossible to remember how to spell correctly, these guys sound like Girls VS Boys meet the Supersuckers. Track one, Lovely Skin, takes off like a concord jet full of rockstars pissing in th aisle. It’s one […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on June 11th, 2000

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Reviews: Music

Whatever happened to the Supergrass that recorded Caught by the Fuzz? Most bands strive to avoid stagnation, and the critics call this maturity, but sometimes kids grow up way too fast. On this, their third major release, Supergrass are sounding more and more like Supertramp. “In it for the Money” has absolutely nothing in common […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on June 8th, 2000

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