Always one for classy moves (Tokyo Police Club just appeared on “Desperate Housewives”) Tokyo Police Club keyboard artist Graham Wright has released an EP titled the lakes of alberta. Recorded earlier in the year, Wright wasn’t ready for a full on release, but (according to Pitchfork) had promised himself that he was going to release [...]
[The Dusty Shelf is a weekly column that showcases a tragically overlooked album from the music snob's library.]
Big Black is certified anti-rock, and their 1987 root canal of a post-hardcore album, Songs About Fucking, is a direct, no-holds-barred, blunt object assault on the senses…that is, if the title didn’t give that away for you already.
When [...]
We are less than 2 weeks away from the (supposed) release of Guns N’ Roses’ Chinese Democracy. While I will still hold doubt about the album’s existence until the very day I see that awful bicycle-and-basket cover art in Best Buy, I will refrain from joining the masses of snickering critics-in-waiting and give fans [...]
A Whisper in the Noise have been busy since the release of Dry Land with their new German label Exile on Mainstream. But since their recent European tour and scattered dates around the US. But, as it turns out, West Thordson and co. are hard at work on a new album. In a post yesterday [...]
After a brief hiatus, it was a wonderful feeling to sit down and focus on delivering a new barrage of F10 blog posts. While scouring new emails and the internet for some interesting knowledge, I come across a slight ray of hope, a brief flicker of light that gave me an instant glimpse into my teenage years. [...]
[The Dusty Shelf is a weekly column that showcases a tragically overlooked album from the music snob's library.]
If The Pop Group were a brand name, they would be sued immediately for false advertising. In fact, the only way “pop” should ever be associated with this band is when you say their name - they are [...]
[The Dusty Shelf is a weekly column that showcases a tragically overlooked album from the music snob's library.]
Every day I drive home from work, I reach a particular fork in the road with a large, run-down house whose owner can frequently be seen walking around naked through the window. At the house’s top floor, facing [...]
Two new Mountain Goats EPs are hitting shelves, so to speak, this week, with some immediacy. The Mountain Goats Satanic Messiah EP present Darnielle in a slightly more minimalist fashion than he is usually presented. Subdued guitars and trickling pianos saturate this EP which is limited to 666 vinyl pressings and is simultaneously being released [...]
The prolific Bradford Cox has released yet another free digital “7″” EP from his side project Atlas Sound called Maybe Logic, over at his blog, which is nearly as abrasive and unreadable as Ryan Adams blog. Maybe Logic contains just two tracks, which aren’t bad, not sure if two tracks makes an EP, but it’s a solid [...]
[The Dusty Shelf is a weekly column that showcases a tragically overlooked album from the music snob's library.]
It’s fairly easy to make a list of the most highly-regarded psychedelic albums of all time - throw in names like Hendrix, the Doors, the Beatles, and Pink Floyd, and you quickly begin to see a robust [...]
