Albums

January 25, 2006 0

Simple without being minimalist, sexy without being over-stylized, The Hellacopters’ music, already the stuff of legend in their native Sweden,...

Knut: Terraformer

November 9, 2005 0

Despite being close to celebrating a dozen years as a band, few folk on this side of the Atlantic (and...

Thrice: Vheissu

October 19, 2005 0

Thrice have had an unusual development over the last few years; their debut Identity Crisis was indeed just that, 2002’s...

Thelonious Monk Quartet: With John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall

October 5, 2005 0

Oh, to be hip in 1957. Nov. 29 at Carnegie Hall: on a bill with Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray...

Opeth: Ghost Reveries

August 31, 2005 0

The opening inset of the liner notes reads:“Ghost Reveries: an observation by Opeth.” I promptly fell over from the sheer...

The Kings Of Frog Island: The Kings Of Frog Island

August 10, 2005 0

While the name alone would be enough to earn the Disc Of The Week title, as a bonus, the CD...

Charlie Mingus: East Coasting

August 3, 2005 0

Opening with a three-a.m. walk down a city street with a particular lonely take on the standard “Memories Of You,”...

Nine Black Alps: Nine Black Alps EP

July 13, 2005 0

They’re from Manchester, they have guitars and raw production, they have to suck, right? It’s a pretty mathematical formula, and...

Clutch: Robot Hive/Exodus