There is this place inside where all the good things die: Everclear, SPARKLE AND FADE
You might have seen this headline and asked yourself why I would take the time…
Take your instinct by the reins: R.E.M., DOCUMENT
Document sits in a unique place in R.E.M.’s discography. It’s their final album with I.R.S.…
A kiss of death, the embrace of life: Television, MARQUEE MOON
When I was in college, one of the first ways I started discovering music I…
So this is what it’s like to be an adult: Pearl Jam, NO CODE
Pearl Jam had one of the strangest careers of any of the major grunge acts…
20th century, go to sleep: R.E.M., NEW ADVENTURES IN HI-FI
New Adventures in Hi-Fi marks the end of an era. As the title quote, from…
Even Moses got excited when he saw the promised land: Lyle Lovett, THE ROAD TO ENSENADA
In so much of the popular imagination, especially among people of a certain age, Lyle…
Year of the Month: Cocteau Twins, TREASURE
A reviewer once wrote that Elisabeth Fraser sang “with the voice of God,” and I’m…
Shining violence in the city: AFTER DARK, featuring Italians Do It Better and Johnny Jewel
I mentioned After Dark in my music retrospective; now it’s time for you to learn more.…
Year of the Month: Yesterday Once More: IF I WERE A CARPENTER
Unfortunately, I don’t think this is going to be a very long article, since I’m…
Year of the Month: I know where you’re from, but where do you belong?: Modest Mouse, THE MOON & ANTARCTICA
(Yes, it’s for January. Whatever, who cares.) I’m lucky in that our Year of the…