Name: jen best
Articles: 56
First Published: Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Last Published: Thursday, February 21, 2008
Currently listing articles 56-1:
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The Case of the Desperate Singles' Syndrome: Settling for Mr. So-So— Lori Gottlieb says you should marry the junkie with bad breath who is on the brink of relapse because it's better than being alone!
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CD Review: The Coffin Lids - 'Round Midnight— ...
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CD Review: The Class of 98 - Touch This and Die— There ain't no denying that The Class of 98 are going to make their mark in '06.
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CD Review: Viva K - Viva K— Beautiful people creating strange, yet beautiful, music.
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CD Review: Lagwagon - Resolve— Emotions run deep on this latest release from Santa Barbara's Lagwagon.
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CD Review: Ray Davies - Thanksgiving Day— Thanksgiving may have come and gone as it does every year, but ex-Kinks captain, Ray Davies' EP, Thanksgiving Day, leaves a lasting impression all year
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CD Review: The Lovemakers - Times of Romance— The 80's never sounded as good as it does in 2005.
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CD Review: The Rosebuds - Unwind— The Rosebuds cater to two types of music: peppy, pop songs that are all sunshine and summer days and the other? Slow, moody and broody
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CD Review: The 88 - Over and Over— Between Slettedahl's flawless, stark vocals and the bands continuous perfect harmonies, it can best be described as musical rock bliss.
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CD Review: Jerra - Play Like A Girl— Part power pop, punk and feminist action, Jerra's brand of D.I.Y. pop punk has just enough sugary sweet substance to not decay your teeth.
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CD Review: Bang Sugar Bang - Thwak Thwak Go Crazy— There is a big difference between being told you sound like X and actually sounding like X.
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CD Review: Collin Herring - The Other Side of Kindness— Fort Worth, Texas-based, Collin Herring knows the true meaning of alternative country.
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CD Review: The Magic Numbers - The Magic Numbers— I'm not sure if they would like the comparison, but the Magic Numbers remind me of a modern day Mamas and the Papas.
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CD Review: The Fleshtones - Beachhead— Musically, there's nothing all that new on the album. It's your classic and timeless Fleshtones, just bigger. And better.
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CD Review: On Ensemble - Dust and Sand— Traditional taiko with nontraditional jazz, rock and electronic influences is not something one hears all the time.
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CD Review: The Crimea - Tragedy Rocks— The title alone gives you an idea of the somewhat dark tone of the album. Mixing plenty of melancholy with emotional and prolific lyrics, you
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CD Review: The Saints - Nothing Is Straight In My House— A nice mélange of fast and slow-paced guitar work and ferocious drums, the Saints have obviously grown up, cleaned up their sound and are in
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CD Review: Dressy Bessy - Electrified— Sweet and pink and full of sugary goodness that will probably kill your teeth but you can't get enough of it.
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CD Review: The Concretes - Layourbattle- axedown— These indie darlings create a rock/folk-pop/twee indie sound with the coolness of a Swedish winter.
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Cd Review: The Ex - Singles. Period.— "Guerilla-war is not for fun / The only way to get things done."
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DVD Review: The Pixies Sell Out 2004— Were the Pixies properly frozen for 11 years and thawed out especially for their reunion?
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CD Review: All Tomorrow's Party - Yoo Doo Right, Yoo Doo Slide— Shimokitazawa, Japan's All Tomorrow's Party has only been around for two years but they have a sound that makes you think they've been playing together
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CD Review: Gliss - Kick In Your Heart— The ethereal sounds that come out of my speakers when I play Gliss' Kick in Your Heart is nothing sort of gorgeous. A sort of
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CD Review: The Vacation - Band From World War Zero— Band From World War Zero is a mix of the Stooges' grit and grunt, the Rolling Stones' swagger, and the attack of bands like T-Rex
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Beastie Boys to Release Solid Gold Hits— ...
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CD Review: The Bloody Hollies - If Footmen Tire You...— ...
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CD Review: The Dreadful Yawns - The Dreadful Yawns— ...
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CD Review: Metric - Live It Out— ...
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CD Review: Youth Group - Skeleton Jar— Simply put: Youth Group's style doesn't stray from the typical stuff that's being played on the radio today. With their jangly, indie rock roots, Youth
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Details Emerge About New Nirvana Album— ...
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Unheard Nirvana Material To Be Released— A new Nirvana release featuring three unheard tracks, and material from last year's box set With The Lights Out is set for November.
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CD Review: Old Skars & Upstarts 505— Master of Disaster and all-around sexy motherf*ck*r, Duane Peters, has compiled what is quite possibly the best punk rock compilation ever. This should come as
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CD Review: Randy & The Bloody Lovelies - Lift— The band's sophomore album, Lift, manages to mix slow, tender ballads with catchy and up beat pop-rock tracks...
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CD Review: The 101ers - Elgin Avenue Breakdown Revisited— The front man of the 101ers was going by the name Woody at the time, but would soon come to be known as the one
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CD Review: The Ramones - Weird Tales of the Ramones (Sampler CD)— The tale of the Ramones is certainly a weird one. With their short, punchy and intense melodic punk rock songs, they managed to create a
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CD Review: Adolescents - The Complete Demos 1980-1986— ...
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CD Review: The Evil Queens - First it Boils, Then it Spills— When you listen to the this latest album from The Evil Queens you get the feeling that front man Jacob Sundermeyer was channeling a few
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CD Review: P.J. Olsson - Beautifully Insane— Think Beck, but with better lyrics.
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Elijah Wood to Play Iggy Pop in Upcoming Film— The Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood is set to play Iggy Pop in an upcoming film about the legendary musician.
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CD Review: The Stooges - The Stooges & Fun House— How many times can we use the word raw to describe The Stooges? Let's find out!
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Interview: Ian "Knox" Carnochan of the Vibrators— The Vibrators have been around a long time. Twenty-nine years, in fact. That includes a lot of albums (15), a lot of songs (over 200),
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CD Review: The Dials - Flex Time— The Ramones in skirts? Sure, it might be a big comparison, but it's not far from the truth.
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An Open Letter to Jonathan Franzen— Dear Jon, (can I call you Jon?)
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CD Review: Mardo— This ain't your mama's rock 'n' roll. Wait. Actually, it is. Listening to Mardo is like stepping into a time machine and traveling back to
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CD Review: Patti Smith - Land (1975-2002)— ...
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Of Hunks and Babes— Beautiful woman and handsome men decorate everything from television screens to magazine covers to the walls of teen boys and girls to clothing ads.
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Surrealism USA at the Phoenix Art Museum— Organized by the National Academy Museum in New York, the exhibition houses some of the most well known artists in Surrealism from 1930 to 1950.
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DVD Review: Rock 'N' Roll Forever - Ed Sullivan's Greatest Hits— Rock 'N' Roll Forever combines rare archival footage from some of the best rock 'n roll moments on the Sullivan Show
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CD Review: The Cramps - Bad Music for Bad People— Bad music never sounded so good.
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DVD Review - Green Day: Suburbia Bomb— On second thought, make that Pogo Paradise.
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DVD Review: The Vibrators: Live at CBGB 2004— Viewing this show makes one thing clear: the Vibrators are still vibrating.
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Review: Asleep & Awake— Tom Schiller's film, Asleep & Awake, takes us on a tour of the bathroom of the American master, Henry Miller.
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Book Review: Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs— Never mind the rumors, here's John Lydon.
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Review: The End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones— A bittersweet compilation of interviews, concert footage and memories from one of the greatest punk rock bands on earth.
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Book Review: Grrls - Viva Rock Divas— Grrls is a great book if you've been a fan of women in rock for years or if you're new and interested in learning more
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UPN and WWE Under Attack For Terrorist Match— ...
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