REVIEW: ANNA VOGELZANG – SECRET CEDAR ROOM EP (2010)
The transition between city and slow-going urban went rather quickly; from downtown Chicago to Madison. Up until this August, decisions on where I live are generally taken based on two factors: food and music. Chicago? Music, home food. Milwaukee? Brats, the Rave and Turner Hall. Lyon
REVIEW: PEZZETTINO – LUBDUB (2010)
Don’t get me wrong. I like Feist alright. St. Vincent‘s kind of cool. But even the most interesting of Pitchfork approved ladies these days have something severely lacking and what that is is weirdness. In fact, even the most lauded of female artists seem, to me, to border on “a
REVIEW: LIGHTNING LOVE – NOVEMBER BIRTHDAY (2009)
Who said Detroit is just for garage rock? Electo-indie darlings Lightning Love are here to win your heart with catchy melodies, confessional lyrics, and more than a little bit of atypical sass. I was in the basement of the Empty Bottle last September on the couch with a friend and his lapt
REVIEW: MADJO – TRAPDOOR (2010)
I won’t lie. When I love something, I tell everyone around me about it. Parfois, it includes a post on Facebook with an accompanying link or video. When I truly love something, I tell everyone around me in a more casual manner. Perhaps a video, perhaps well-placed shuffle plays when they’re rid
REVIEW: TIM KASHER – THE GAME OF MONOGAMY (2010)
Today marks the addition of Katia Piza, a Minneapolis rabble-rouser now calling the North Side of Chicago her home. We first met during Bonobo, and soon discovered a combined love for anything music-particularly Rhymesayers Entertainment. Welcome to Mezzic, Katia! (John) I was introduced t
REVIEW: PAPER TIGER – MADE LIKE US (2010)
Music has undergone an unexpected renaissance since the internet has destroyed decades long barriers. What if the industry just ignored your region? What would happen? Well, Minnesota has albeit been ignored aside from exceptions named The Replacements and Prince. It has not stemmed t
REVIEW: KORN – III: REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE (2010)
Jonathan Davis and Fieldy distinctly impacted millions of American teenagers’ development in 1998 with Follow The Leader. Brash, brutal, yet not to be taken seriously…especially since tracks one through twelve were silence. Since the follow-up Issues, people matured and withered away.&
Review Roundup: Weezer, Kanye, Eminem, Linkin Park, Filter, Stone Sour, Maroon 5, Stone Temple Pilots
Filter – The Inevitable RelapseQuoted to focus on the industrial and electronic elements that gave Filter their signature, “The Inevitable Relapse” makes good on that promise. It avoids the missteps of “Soldiers of Fortune,” setting its sights on Title of Record. Although it doesn’t a
Review: Sky Larkin – Kaleide (2010)
In the age of brazen and brash in the land of bangers and mash, Sky Larkin took the sneaky route in this listener’s ears. The rambunctiousness of Los Campesinos! was absent, as was the pure folksy beauty behind Noah & The Whale. The video for “Fossil, I” saw its fi