Yearly Archives: 2008

Looky at what I found. Redd Kross playing “Jimmy’s Fantasy” at NXNE a few weeks ago. Much of their set is posted as well.

I was trying to figure out how to get around a bug in the WYSIWYG editor when I decided to upgrade Word Press. Unfortunately, I lost the theme I’ve been using the last couple of years so I had to … Continue reading →

This year’s North by Northeast (NXNE) festival marked a bit of a change for me. To begin with, it was my first trip outside Montreal since I moved here last month. Second, I’ve needed some time off; the two weeks … Continue reading →

Better late than never: I had a hell of a good time at the Drive-By Trucker’s show at the Opera House last Wednesday. They played for 2 1/2 hours (!) and their set list was pretty varied. They didn’t play … Continue reading →

Gaunt had their moments back in the day. Part of the surprisingly rich Columbus, Ohio scene back in the early ’90s, along with the New Bomb Turks and Cheater Slicks, Gaunt made a couple of great records before making the … Continue reading →

There have been a lot of tributes to singer-songwriter John Stewart on his passing a few weeks ago, but I think this performance of “Mother Country” from his signature release, 1969′s California Bloodlines, speaks for itself. This was recorded in … Continue reading →

Every year I do a list of favorite releases from the past year. It’s a hold over from my days as a fanzine editor, where I used to do a Top 10 list of favorite stuff that I came across … Continue reading →