Tag Archives: Alternative Rock

The title of the new Apples in Stereo disc, Velocity of Sound (Spinart), sets the ground rules from the hey-ho-get-go. This is gonna be a collection of speedy rock: pop punk that could’ve come out in the 80’s from the likes of the Undertones, Rezillos or (let’s buy American) Shoes. …

The White Stripes have finished their new album, Elephant, according to singer/guitarist Jack White: we have finished the making, mixing, and mastering of elephant, but won’t let it out of it’s cage just yet, it needs to graze on the plains for a minute. perhaps it’s not what meg and …

The Hives Are Law, You Are CRIME!!

The charming and ever-modest Emmanuelle posted the below excerpts of her interview with Beck in the comments section of Kenan Hebert’s review of Beck’s Sea Change, in which he turns a corner into ’60s introspective acoustic pop-rock. Her work always belongs on the front page: Sorry for the delay transcribing …

Greatest Hits package out by Xmas - Novaselic's Eyes Adrift release CD and tour.

The Sex Pistols headlined a punk festival at the old home of the US Festival, the Glen Helen Pavillion in smoggy Devore, about 50 miles east of LA. Shockingly, a few fans got rowdy: In true punk spirit, rowdy music fans pelted the Sex Pistols with beer on Saturday as …

In the midst of the political umbrage being aimed at Steve Earle’s upcoming Jerusalem disc, I’ve been getting my poli-outrage fix from another reliable source, the Mekons. The band of Brit post-punkers has been producing smart, passionate prog statements in music for decades now. OOOH (Quarterstick Records) is the latest …

After reissuing deluxe editions of the first four and best Ramones albums, Rhino has just put out remastered versions of the next quartet. All I can say is: Damn them, anyway! That’s four more CDs I’ll be buying even though I already own the initial Warner/Sire discs. Bastards. Bought one …

A few weeks ago we reported on a plan to spur anemic record sales of British artists in the US: After 10 lean years in the U.S., the industry here is proposing extraordinary measures to restore its stateside standing. Essentially, by early next year it wants to establish a rock …

Frank Black: "I guess I'm not sure what you're talking about."