Blogging at work is totally kosher, right? Probably not, so I’ll make this quick. Michael Cormier, drummer and background singer for The Attic Stairs, is working on an album of his own in his Maine abode. An exciting and beautiful…
I’m still trying to get my ahead around what people mean when they talk about “that Muscle Shoals sound.” The Pollies’ debut, Where the Lies Begin, adds another layer to this ongoing project. Although it’s their first album, The Pollies…
At the risk of allowing things to become too mellow in here, I have brought you The Devil’s Own. Two parts Uncle Tupelo and one part Two Cow Garage, this Oakland-based band is poised to storm the spotlight. It’s not…
I listened to this album through exactly once on Spotify, and then I rushed out to buy it. While the stable of musicians Hogan assembled for this album are impressive (Booker T, James Gadsen, Gabe Roth of the Dap-Kings, Scott…
Quite simply, this is the album that Sleater-Kinney fans have been waiting for. I was not initially sure if that meant it was a triumphant return. Though I was disappointed that the majority of the songs on The Corin Tucker…