Aural Fixations
VIC CHESNUTT
Little
West of Rome
Drunk
Is the Actor Happy?
(New West)
I remember the first time I ever heard Vic Chesnutt. It was in 1991 at the Cannibal Club in Austin, Texas. Chesnutt was listed as the opening act for Bob Mould, then in the midst of the first of many solo acoustic tours. I knew absolutely nothing about Chesnutt, his music or even what he looked like. I assumed he would be playing solo, but otherwise I was completely ignorant. (more)
MOTÖRHEAD
Inferno
(Metal-Is/Sanctuary)
Like the inevitable onslaught of fireworks stands before the fourth of July, or a bad penny that consistently turns up, 2004 brings another new album from the unstoppable hard rock juggernaut that is Motörhead. (more)
NANOOK OF THE NORTH
The Täby Tapes
(Hidden Agenda)
Sweden has become so well known for its volume-heavy hard rock, aggressive garage punk and raging metal that it's easy to forget that the Nordic hoardes are just as good at softer sounds. The Täby Tapes, the debut from Nanook of the North, is a perfect example. (more)
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix
(Experience Hendrix/Image)
Why is it that when musicians convene for a tribute album to someone as innovative as Jimi Hendrix most of them ignore the risk-taking that made that artist so important in the first place? (more)
What We're Listening To
- Michael Baker, writer:
- David Ackles—s/t, Subway to the Country, American Gothic
- Antietam—Victory Park
- Beau Brummels—Introducing the Beau Brummels
- Danny Cohen—Dannyworld/Museum of Danny
- The Litter—Distortions
- The MC5—High Time
- Menster Phips—Phip City!
- Chris Von Sneidern—Big White Lies/Wood and Wire
- Michael Toland, Editor-in-chief:
- Jacobites—s/t/Robespierre's Velvet Basement
- Love—Forever Changes
- Suede—s/t
What are you listening to? Tell us, and we'll tell the world.
