Public Enemy- Most Of My Heroes Still Don’t Appear On No Stamp (Enemy Reords/Spit Digital 2012) Public Enemy. Musical innovators, political provocateurs, Hip-Hop icons. This is the first of two new albums they have slated for release before the year…
Author: Patrick A. Reed
Comic Review Round-Up: The Only Living Boy, Battlepug, Lady Sabre
The Only Living Boy #1 (Bottled Lightning Comics) The Only Living Boy is an entrancing ballad of a little boy lost, an epic fantasy with an intimate focus. It conjures a fully-realized environment of mysterious ruins and gladiators and monsters…
Starwarsploitation Sounds: Star Wars On Record, 1977-1979 [Revised And Expanded]
[This article was originally published on July 29, 2012 – the substantially revised and expanded version can now be read here.] After Star Wars became a blockbuster success in 1977, it came as very little surprise that lots of cash-in…
Pop Music Comics: David Lapham’s Young Liars
While some pop comics focus on trying to evoke emotions through particular musical references, that’s not the tack that David Lapham took with his (sadly short-lived) Young Liars series. Two song titles emblazoned on a cassette appear at the start…
Mission Of Burma- Unsound (Fire Records, 2012)
Ten years and four albums into the second act of their career, Mission Of Burma continue to work exponential wonders. Their new release, Unsound, is as visceral and immediate as any album I’ve heard this year (and possibly this lifetime)…
Blur- Under The Westway b/w The Puritan (EMI, 2012)
On July 2nd, Blur released two new songs. It’s the group’s first material to see the light of day in a couple of years. And though they’ve stayed busy in the intervening time with sporadic live shows and innumerable side…
Single Reviews: Slavic Soul Party, Public Enemy, Nas vs. Massive Attack
Slavic Soul Party- Jackson b/w Gangsta (Electric Cowbell Records) Slavic Soul Party is a Balkan-fusion brass band that produces a unique form of melting-pot musical madness. Their new single, “Jackson” — now available on 7″ single from Electric Cowbell Records…
Neil Young & Crazy Horse- Americana (Reprise Records, 2012)
One of the greatest and most infuriating thing about Neil Young is his steadfast unpredictability. He clearly follows his internal muse wherever it leads, and gives no fucks about his audience’s expectations. His career has been marked with all manner…
Record Reviews: Mucca Pazza, Rob Swift’s Roc Raida Mix
Mucca Pazza- Safety Fifth (Electric Cowbell Records, 2012) Mucca Pazza are a few-dozen strong group from Chicago, an ensemble that blends a bewildering array of styles (tango, spaghetti western soundtracks, and heavy funk, to name just a few), delivers the…
Future Of The Left- The Plot Against Common Sense (Xtra Mile Recordings, 2012)
Future Of The Left are a Welsh power quartet specializing in insanely tuneful bursts of noise. Formed in 2005 from the ashes of legendary aggro-rock provocateurs McLusky, they’ve refined their brand of adrenalinized punk over two essential albums and a…