It’s kind of ridiculous that in the year plus that I’ve been blogging, no words have been spilled about Bob Dylan, other than to slag Modern Times via haiku. And in truth, my displeasure for Bobby D’s latest album had more to do with the stark contrast between Modern Times and Time Out of Mind, […]

I distinctly remember the first time I ever heard Ween, I was in the 6th grade and watching MTV’s Alternative Nation. Kennedy was on-screen, inevitably doing something smarmy and annoying. Suddenly, the music channel cued the video for Ween’s “Push th’ Little Daisies.” Being 11 years at the time, I certainly wasn’t in on the […]

With Redman slated to end his six-year hiatus next month with Red Gone Wild, its tempting to forget how great he was in his prime. Thanks to recent forays into the worlds of film, television, and advertising, it’s easy to dismiss Red as another washed up rapper that sold-out. Hard. Certainly no one’s about to […]

Since this blog began in November of 2005, I’ve wasted a great many words alternately lauding and criticizing new music. While that’s all well and good, there are only so many truly exceptional albums that come out in any given year. With that in mind, today marks the beginning of a new weekly feature: The […]