Great Northern Seeks The Lynchian Light
Los Angeles thrives on space rock, but local heroes Great Northern filter it through David Lynch’s Twin Peaks gothic pop for good measure. I reviewed the band’s latest effort for […]
Month: April 2009
Grand Duchy, Black Francis’ Family Affair
So I rapped with the pair for Rolling Stone and reviewed the disc for Metromix. All is well.
A Lexicon of Disappointment
[Naomi Klein, The Nation] All is not well in Obamafanland. It’s not clear exactly what accounts for the change of mood. Maybe it was the rancid smell emanating from Treasury’s […]
Neil Gaiman’s Final Love Letter to Batman
“I wanted it to have that love in there. I wanted to write the last Batman with honor and love.”
Battling Extinction With The Linguists
Finally got to dip back into academia and matters of substance for Wired. This time, I talked language extinction and the digital age with a linguist from the movies. It’s […]
Sea Levels Are Rising: Time to Decide Which Coastal Cities Are Worth Saving
Coastal cities, most of the Earth’s most densely populated cities, are due for a drowning.
Mr. Lif Walks the Talk
“Whether you’re a suit with a desk job or a creative artist, you are still programmed to work. You can never ultimately escape from your responsibilities.”
The Thermals Transmit Warm, Poppy Punk
What can I say? I am a sucker for Portland, and its myriad bands. The Thermals are one of its best, sure-shot pushers of power-pop, or pop-punk, or whatever they […]
Pontiak’s Stoner Rock Is Sweet And Loud
Pontiak, Maker [Scott Thill, Metromix] Pontiak fit in just fine with past purveyors of atmospheric riffage like Kyuss, Earth and the like. The 13-minute-plus title track on “Maker” is a […]
Pop Lifer Robyn Hitchcock Dreams of Oslo, Synesthesia, Snow
Robyn Hitchcock is a gentleman, an artist and one hell of a prolific songwriter. From his work in the ’70s with The Soft Boys to his escape-minded recent effort Goodnight […]
Aceyalone Rejuvenates Lonely Hip-Hop
Aceyalone is one of hip-hop’s unsung virtuosos. No longer. On the freestyle vet’s latest effort The Lonely Ones, every soul genre is freaked and every song is stunning. It’s still […]
Indigo Girls Get Bitter, Beautiful
Catching up with my Metromix reviews. This one was a mellow pleasure.
How Long Will China Buy Our Debt Economy?
It started with a joke, but quickly went viral everywhere from the South China Sea to the White House.