Where does one even START with Public Image Ltd and John Lydon. Is he divisive? Absolutely. Is he talented? Arguably, yes. Did he revolutionize music? In some people’s minds, including his own, this is probably true. I’ve always wrestled with Lydon’s music and...

Butthole Surfers – “Thermador” – Electriclarryland 2LP A deeper look at the grooves pressed into Butthole Surfers’ Electriclarryland 2LP. Only in the Butthole Surfers’ world could the band’s greatest commercial success also...

Eraser I’ve always been an Arnold guy. I don’t know why that is. Between him, Sly, and JCVD, he always came first. I loved the idea of the foreigner hero, which is why Arnold and JCVD always beat out Sly in my book. I love Sly (Rocky! Demolition Man! Judge Dredd!),...

WHO: Beck WHAT: Ride Lonesome WHY: Because after that terrible misstep with Ferrell on Hyperspace, whatever the hell that was, Beck decided to go back to basics and do an acoustic album a-la Sea Change/Morning Phase and it’s glorious. Ride Lonesome is deep,...

I Hear a New Worldby Alan Moore I love Alan Moore. I love him so much that I still think about his comic books and “book” books on a regular basis. I even love interviews of him talking about his books or society in general. So, I wanted to love I Hear a New World....

Palomar: The Heartbreak Soup Storiesby Gilbert Hernandez I’ve known about Gilbert Hernandez for a long time. I don’t know how he came onto my radar but I think the fact that I’m a punk who’s into comic books makes it inevitable. I knew he was involved in...

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Butthole Surfers – After The Astronaut LP – “Mexico” A deeper look at the grooves pressed into Butthole Surfers’ After The Astronaut LP. I confess that, when a vinyl copy of Butthole Surfers’ After The Astronaut arrived on my desk, I...

Ahoy-hoy! It’s that time of year again. If you’re in New England, this Summer hasn’t been so bad. It’s been a great one actually: good weather, good shows, good vibes all around. If you got a job this summer, I’m glad it’s over. If you took classes, I’m...

WHO: Toadies WHAT: The Charmer WHY: I can’t believe it myself. I saw them play their old hit Possum Kingdom on KEXP and that song drilled its way into my brain all over again. It turns out they have a new album, produced by Steve Albini, that was getting some pretty...

Michael I’m a child of the 80s and back then you couldn’t help but be exposed to (and in my case, be in awe of) Michael Jackson. The man was a global superstar. To put that into context, I grew up on a rock in the middle of the ocean and even without American...

The Odysseyby HomerTranslated by Emily Wilson Everyone’s got Odyssey FEVER! Say what you will about Christopher Nolan, but he has a way of peaking an audience’s interest in any random historical topic: Dunkirk, Oppenheimer, and now the Odyssey. We’re all a bunch...